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For the third time in as many big-league seasons, Paul Skenes will represent the Pirates at the All-Star Game. The 24-year-old was named the team’s lone All-Star.
Skenes, who started for the National League in each of the last two Midsummer Classics (the first pitcher to do that in each of his first two seasons), is 6-8 with a 3.62 ERA in 18 starts this year. The right-hander has struck out 119 batters and walked 22 in 97 innings while holding opponents to a .211 batting average and a .623 OPS. He ranks seventh in the league in strikeouts.
Despite an Opening Day start in which he was unable to escape the first inning, Skenes got off to a strong start this season. In nine starts through the middle of May, Skenes was 6-3 with a 1.98 ERA.
But he’s fallen on hard times of late. The Pirates have lost each of his last nine starts, a streak that dates back to May 17. Over that time, Skenes is 0-6 with a 5.36 ERA.
Still considered one of the best pitchers in MLB, Skenes will be at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia for the All-Star Game on July 14.
The Pirates could have other player(s) get added to the National League roster’s later. Right-hander Braxton Ashcraft, second baseman Brandon Lowe and outfielder Bryan Reynolds are among possible replacement options.
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