The second year can be difficult for players to match a strong rookie season. However, Pittsburgh was as usual for Pirates to start the jug Paul Skenes.
He continues his influential second -class campaign when he meets Chicago Cubs, who visited a three -game set on Thursday in a rubber match on Thursday.
Skenes shone last season, 23 initially 1.96 ERA was 11-3 and the national league rookie of the year was selected. This year, 2,39 ERA and NL leaders with 0.796 WHIP 3-2. The competitors hit against .190 with six beginnings.
Nevertheless, the 22 -year -old LSU product knows that there is more to learn.
“Everything saw my belongings, so at this point, more of a cat and mouse game.” He said. “During last season, we’ve seen every approach that may probably be. Now it’s a matter of recognizing it when we enter a game.”
A different stage ammunition helped Skens to find success again this season. On Friday, he chose his curve 17 times, although he used only 5.5 percent of the previous time against Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Nine Los Angeles shot the dough and allowed only five hit and walking while making 6 1/3 strokes in the victory of 3-0 Pittsburgh.
Olmış This is where he is an elite, dedi he said, Derek Shelton. He continued: “Especially 22 years old, the ability to spread a game and then realize what it works that day and to really attack people.”
Skenes 2-0 and 30 strikes against CUBS in four careers 2-0.
The pirates enter the Thursday’s inclination on Wednesday for 4-3 wins against CUBS. Ke’bryan Hayes went to 4 to 2 to extend the hit series to 10 games. In this stretch .333 (13 for 39) hits.
In the meantime, Cubs will try to avoid leaving the sequential series for the first time this season. Chicago, who lost three of his last four games, has left only three series, including a three -game set against Philadelphia Phillies last weekend.
“We have a little goal on our backs. We are Chicago Cubs.” He said. “When we come to the town, the teams want to defeat us. There is no time to get out of the gas.”
Dansby Swanson is the person who wants to put the pedal on metal offensive. Shortstop produced the first three strokes of the season on Wednesday, but the oblique line line up .203/.256/.382 up to 31 games.
“It is always good to get a hit,” he said. “These are something you can never accept clearly. But only to solidify in what I do and to get some clarity in what I do, sometimes it can come to a long way, just take it to a game, and just trust and whatever happens.”
Right-handed Colin Rea (1-0, 0.96 ERA) will shake his head for Chicago and on Friday, a win against Phillies will make a scoreless effort. In the seven career appearance (five starters) against Pittsburgh, 6.52 ERA and 2-3.
The teams will take action after a scary scene in the competition on Wednesday. In the seventh shot, a fan rolled from the right space stands and the warning track. The man turned by medical staff and was transferred to a hospital in critical state.
Andrew Mccutchen from Pittsburgh was exhausted during the incident.
McCutchen later tweeted, “He really hated what happened tonight. I can’t help but think of that man, his family and his friends. I pray for him tonight. Let’s think about his loved ones and hugs our families a little more tightly. I hope God bless all of you. Good night”
