Skenes Nears Perfect Game, Pirates Dominate Brewers

0:00On April 25th, Paul Schienz straight dominated the Brewer's last Friday, nearly tossing a perfect game in the Pirates 6-0 shutout win. The 23-year-old Ace retired the first 20 Milwaukee batters before Jake Bowers broke it up with a ground ball single in the 7th. Schienz struck out 7, mixed in nasty stuff, and kept the ball in the infield until late. He got pulled after 93 pitches, 77 for strikes, right after retiring the next guy. Connor Griffin added flair with his first big league homer, powering Pittsburgh's offense in this key, national league central clash. Fans and analysts are buzzing because Schienz owns the Brewer's. Milwaukee chased him early twice last year at home. Now he's turning heads league wide, with that electric arm that's been filthy since his number one draft pick debut in 2023. His form is no fluke. He came in with a 1.27 ERA over his last four starts and his 2.01 mark through 61 outings. Is the best ever for a pitcher's first 60 in the live ball era since 1920?

1:05This victory bumps Pittsburgh to 15 wins and 11 losses, while Milwaukee sits at 13 and 12, kicking off 10 straight division games, for the bucks that could shake up the standings early. Schienz is just getting started. MLB news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on the diamond.