Paul Skenes Dominates Reds Despite Career-High Hits

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes delivered another strong performance, blanking the Cincinnati Reds 7-0 on Thursday despite allowing a career-worst seven hits, ending his 46-start streak of allowing six or fewer. Skenes struck out eight over six innings, lowering his ERA to a league-best 1.94, and extended his scoreless streak at home to 27⅔ innings. This marks his longest stretch without an earned run at PNC Park since 1912, and he holds a 4-0 career record against the Reds with a 0.39 ERA.