Paul Skenes Leads Pirates to 2-0 Victory Over Reds

The Pittsburgh rookie ace struck out nine in five scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 1.99.

Paul Skenes struck out nine batters and allowed just two hits over five innings, helping the Pirates shut out the Reds 2-0.
Skenes set a Pittsburgh rookie record with 167 strikeouts this season and became the first MLB pitcher to have a sub-2.20 ERA and 150-plus strikeouts in their first 21 games.
O'Neil Cruz and Nick Yorke provided the offense for the Pirates with solo home runs in the first and fifth innings, respectively.
Hunter Greene returned from a six-week injury hiatus to pitch three innings for the Reds, allowing one run and striking out four.
Aroldis Chapman earned his 11th save of the season, maintaining his perfect record against his former team by not allowing a run in 10 career innings against the Reds.