Skenes Pursues Perfection, Pirates Hunt Division Lead

0:00On April 29th, Paul Schienz takes the mound for the pirates today at 12.35pm Eastern time in the series finale against St. Louis. Coming off a near-perfect game last Friday against the Brewers, where he was flawless through six and two-thirds innings before a sharp grounder broke. It up. He threw 93 pitches, his season high, struck out 7 and got pulled after that. Since a rough opening day on March 26th that spiked his ERA to 67.50, Schienz has been lights out. He's 4-1 with a 2.48 ERA over six starts, allowing just one run or fewer and three hits max in each sense. No one's dominating like that early in the season. Pittsburgh fans are buzzing because it's their third longest perfect game bid since 1961, and the team has never had one in there. History. Schienz 2.01 ERA through 61 career starts is the best ever in the live ball era since 1920. At just 23, he's rewriting record books. Against the Cardinals, he's 0 and 4 and 6 starts, but holds a solid 2.39 ERA with 41 strikeouts and only 7 walks in.

1:0937 and 2-thirds innings. Alec Burleson hits 353 lifetime against him, while guys like Mason Wynn and Jordan Walker struggle hard. Keep an eye on Schienz chasing more magic this afternoon, could be another gem that pushes the pirates forward in the division race. That wraps MLB News. Today brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.