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Pirates' Skenes loses no-hit bid in 7th but gets w...
Key takeaways
- PITTSBURGH -- Pirates ace Paul Skenes saw his no-hit bid against the Colorado Rockies broken up in the seventh inning of Tuesday night's win by Mickey Moniak's clean single.
- The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner struck out 10 and walked none while facing the minimum 19 batters before Moniak stepped to the plate with one out in the seventh.
- Skenes retired the next two batters to preserve a 2-0 lead.
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PITTSBURGH -- Pirates ace Paul Skenes saw his no-hit bid against the Colorado Rockies broken up in the seventh inning of Tuesday night's win by Mickey Moniak's clean single.
The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner struck out 10 and walked none while facing the minimum 19 batters before Moniak stepped to the plate with one out in the seventh. Moniak hit a sinking line drive to left-center that bounced in front of center fielder Oneil Cruz.
Skenes retired the next two batters to preserve a 2-0 lead. Pittsburgh went on to win 3-1.
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