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Skenes lit up by Phils, laments lack of execution
Key takeaways
- PHILADELPHIA -- Struggling Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes isn't pretending to know the answers to his sudden slipups on the mound, where he has dominated for two seasons.
- At least he wasn't offering any Wednesday night after his worst outing of the year.
- I fell behind on some counts and left some balls over the plate."
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PHILADELPHIA -- Struggling Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes isn't pretending to know the answers to his sudden slipups on the mound, where he has dominated for two seasons.
At least he wasn't offering any Wednesday night after his worst outing of the year. Skenes (6-8) lasted only four innings against the Philadelphia Phillies and allowed a season-high seven earned runs in a 10-6 loss.
Since beating the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on May 12 to improve to 6-2 with a 1.98 ERA, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner has not won over his last nine starts, his record falling to 6-8 and his ERA climbing to 3.62.
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