Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes reached an unbelievable milestone on Monday.
A second-inning strikeout of Astros first baseman Jon Singleton gave Skenes his one hundredth Ok of the season in 13 begins.
Per Pirates social media, Skenes turned the sixth participant since 1893 to file 100 strikeouts in 13 video games or fewer.
Skenes had 4 strikeouts and allowed no earned runs in his first 4 innings in opposition to Houston, dropping his ERA for the season to 1.83.
Skenes made his MLB debut on Might 11 and was 6-1 with a 1.93 ERA in his first 12 begins.
Earlier this month, he turned the fifth rookie, and first since Hideo Nomo in 1995, to begin the All-Star Sport. Skenes pitched one scoreless inning.
Skenes has been racking up strikeouts since he debuted. He turned the primary participant in MLB historical past to file a minimum of 70 strikeouts and permit 12 or fewer runs by his first 9 begins, per Codify.
Baseball analyst Sarah Langs famous after his final begin in opposition to the Cardinals on July 23 that Skenes was the primary pitcher since a minimum of 1901 to strike out a minimum of seven batters in 11 of his first 12 outings.
Skenes, the No. 1 total choose of the 2023 MLB Draft, is off to an extremely uncommon and wonderful starting to his MLB profession.
With every begin, he is rewriting the file books and reaching new heights.
