Skenes Shines in Dominant Start

0:00It's April 8th. This is MLB News Today, your AI-powered source for everything MLB. Paul Schien shut it down against the Padres Tuesday night at P&C Park, delivering his best start of the season. The young right-hander wins six and one-third innings, giving up just one run on two hits. He struck out six, walked two, and kept Pittsburgh in control for most of the game. He came out firing, striking out the first two batters, and keeping the Padres off-balance early. Fans retired 11 in a row at one stretch, flirting with a no-hitter before Fernando Tati's junior ripped a single through the infield in the sixth. Then, Zander Bogart's crushed a high fastball for the game's only homer in the seventh. Fans knew he'd bounce back quick from that rough opening day, and this performance proves he's the real deal at just 23 years old. The pirates finally scored in the fifth on a two-run double by O'Neal Cruz, handing Schien's his second win and sparking some real energy at the park. Managers are building his arm carefully, pulling him after 87 pitches to prep for the

1:03long haul. His four-seam fastball averaged 96.7 mph, and his control sharpened up as he win, using only 36 pitches over. Three full innings. Now he's allowed just two runs over his last 11 and one-third innings, looking dominant as the pirates gear up. This is locked in, and Pittsburgh's rotation just got a whole lot scarier.