It would be easy to say that it will be just a normal game for Paul Skenes on Friday afternoon. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander will be making his second career start when he faces the Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (20-25) are set to take on the Chicago Cubs (25-20) Friday at 2:20 PM ET, airing on MLB Network. The Pirates are listed as -114 favorites by oddsmakers, while the underdog Cubs have -104 odds for the contest.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (20-25) face off against the Chicago Cubs (25-20) on Friday at Wrigley Field at 2:20 PM ET. The Pirates will look to Paul Skenes versus the Cubs and Kyle Hendricks (0-3).
The Chicago Cubs have already proven they aren't afraid of highly touted Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Paul Skenes. Chicago knocked Skenes around for three runs and six hits in his major league debut, and the Cubs will get another shot at the 21-year-old right-hander when they continue a four-game series against the visiting Pirates on Friday.
Paul Skenes’ promotion to the Pirates’ rotation brought came with plenty of fanfare, but beyond the simple arrival of perhaps the sport’s top pitching prospect, there are also broader implications for his addition to the roster.
Here are adjustments and improvements Paul Skenes should make in his next start, scheduled Friday at the Cubs, and for the longer term.
The Top Ten Prospects by ITD had an interesting week with Paul Skenes making his big league debut. James Wood stays hot, Jackson Holliday may be back on his stride, among much more.
This is one in a weekly update on the top 10 Pittsburgh Pirates prospects. There is a lot to discuss in this week’s update as top Pirates prospect Paul Skenes made his long-anticipated debut.
With Skenes' debut in mind, here are the top five debuts of the past 25 seasons, ranked in inverse order.
Paul Skenes made his much-anticipated debut for the Pirates on Saturday, ending months of speculation as to when the club would finally call him up. While
Paul Skenes has arrived. Ever since spring training, fans have been eagerly awaiting the moment when the Pittsburgh Pirates would call up their top prospect.
PITTSBURGH – It was supposed to be “Skenesmas.” Paul Skenes made his major-league debut on Saturday for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It marked the unveiling of the most-hyped pitching prospect in franchise history – apologies to Kris Benson and Gerrit Cole.
Paul Skenes pitched this weekend, believe it or not. It may feel like half a decade ago after a two hour and 20 minute rain delay, six bases loaded walks
Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes mowed down the first two batters he faced in the majors.
Gerrit Cole and Paul Skenes were both selected No. 1 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Paul Skenes will look to begin to make good on his immense hype when he takes to the mound for his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
MLB has been holding its annual draft since 1965. Over that period, many of the No. 1 overall selections have gone on to have illustrious careers, while others have been complete busts. How many of them can you name in six minutes?
Paul Skenes’ moment has arrived. The Pirates made the big announcement on Wednesday that they are calling up their top pitching prospect.
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