Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Pitcher Paul Skenes Continues To Impress During 2025 Season
Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Pitcher Paul Skenes has been tremendous this season. He continued his dominant year tonight at home against the Detroit Tigers. He tossed six scoreless innings and punched out six. He has a whopping 1.38 ERA over his last 13 starts.
He is leading the league in ERA, ninth in strikeouts, fifth in WHIP, and leading the league in opposing batting average. Skubal’s record has been impacted(5-8) because of a miserable Pirates offense wasting quality starts. Can the Pirates’ ace keep pitching this well?
Paul Skenes Career Summary
Skenes has been one of the most electrifying pitchers in Major League Baseball since debuting with the Pittsburgh Pirates last season. He took the league by storm during his rookie campaign. He was named the National League Rookie of the Year, an MLB All-Star in his rookie year, and finished third in NL Cy Young voting. He has also started the All-Star Game in both of his seasons in the big leagues. He is the only player since 1901 to have 300+ strikeouts and a sub-2.00 ERA through 44 career MLB games.
Final Thoughts
The next scheduled start for Skenes is at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. If the young phenom can keep pitching this well, he should win the National League Cy Young Award in a few months.
