00:00Paul Skeen's taking the mound here at PNC Park, his first start since the All-Star Game,
00:07taking on a Tigers team that, by winning on Sunday, now back in the best record in baseball,
00:12and so it'll be a formidable foe here tonight.
00:14A little weak dribbler and an easy play for the first out.
00:17Skeen's plenty familiar with Glaber Torres, who batted in that first inning.
00:20First pitcher in baseball history to start the All-Star Game, his first two Major League seasons.
00:24A little weak pop-up, shallow right field, and a nice running catch out there for Nick Gonzalez
00:29over the shoulder grab on the dead run in shallow right.
00:32Two up, two down, here is Riley Green.
00:34Back to the Heat, striking him out, and Paul Skeen's a 1-2-3 first in the books.
00:39Skeen's, he's still not allowed to run in the first inning in any of his last 26 starts,
00:43getting back to August of last year.
00:45Jack Flaherty facing this Pirates lineup.
00:48Ten straight decisions Flaherty has won against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
00:513-2 pitch is a base hit, fastball.
00:54Grounded sharply, so a leadoff hit for Spencer Horwitz.
00:58Here's McCutcheon.
00:58Swing and a miss, strike three.
01:00There's the slider, tight-breaking ball from Jack.
01:02Punch out number one.
01:03And a swing and a miss.
01:04It's a fastball at 93 that time for a second straight strikeout.
01:08Here now Nick Gonzalez after leadoff hit.
01:09Back-to-back Kays.
01:10Ground ball gets through.
01:12Meadows charges it, keeping Horwitz at second.
01:14First and second, two outs for O'Neal Cruz.
01:15Got him!
01:16Fastball painted at the knees on the inside corner.
01:19O'Neal Cruz takes a call, third, two soft singles, three strikeouts for Jack Flaherty in his corner's first.
01:25Bottom of the second, here's keep Ryan Hayes against Jack Flaherty.
01:27Hayes a .333 career hitter versus Flaherty.
01:29There's a line drive, base hit on the right.
01:31That was blistered by Hayes.
01:33Leadoff single.
01:34And now Jack Sawinski.
01:35That is a swing and a miss on a filthy curveball below the zone.
01:38Sawinski is down.
01:39It throws one of the best curveballs in all of baseball.
01:41Henry Davis.
01:42And it's launched to center field.
01:43Meadows is back.
01:44He's still going.
01:45Parker is there to reel it in.
01:47Parker Meadows, an outstanding effort to find the ball in the triangle out there and put away out number two.
01:54Brilliant.
01:55Hayes with a leadoff single still there here with two away.
01:57He'll be pushed up to second on the walk.
01:58Second straight inning.
01:59The Pirates have had a couple base runners on against Jack Flaherty.
02:01Here's Spencer Horwitz.
02:02He's singled in the first.
02:03Fighting this one off a fly ball.
02:04Shallow right field.
02:05Drops in for a hit.
02:06Pirates take the lead.
02:07Skeens has the lead.
02:08And every run is going to be so big with Paul Skeens on the mound.
02:12Here's Andrew McCutcheon.
02:13And a walk.
02:13Bases are loaded for Reynolds.
02:15Count up.
02:15With Skeens on the mound, it is imperative that you don't let this inning unwrap.
02:19A fly ball toward the line at right field.
02:21Long run and drops in for a base hit.
02:23This will score a couple.
02:25Brian Reynolds delivers a two-run single to right.
02:27Pirates lead three-nothing in the second inning.
02:30Nice lead when you've got Skeens on the mound.
02:32Three is a tough task against Paul Skeens, who's kept every ball in the infield so far.
02:36Now Skeens with a nice margin here early.
02:39There's a base hit.
02:41Parker Meadows tags a curveball and goes rolling into second base.
02:45It's a leadoff double for the Tigers' center fielder.
02:48Soft little tapper to the third.
02:49Brian Hayes gets around at fields and fires and gets veerling.
02:52No!
02:53Meadows stayed at second.
02:54It'll be runners at first and second.
02:55Nobody out.
02:56Now Trey Sweeney.
02:57It's a pop-up.
02:58Shallow right.
02:58A sweeper that was in on a catch made.
03:00And Reynolds will not be tested.
03:02And out number one here in the third.
03:03Now Colt Keith.
03:04There's the ground ball.
03:05Colt Keith tries to start it.
03:07Colt safe.
03:08Colt Keith just did beat the Rapp.
03:10Runners at first and third two outs.
03:12Did Skeens get out of it?
03:13Tigers have not scored.
03:14Deliver Torres at the plate.
03:15Swing and a miss.
03:16He struck him out.
03:1799 miles an hour in on his hands.
03:20The big guy strikes out a couple.
03:21Hit by pitch.
03:22Puts two on and two out.
03:23Lead runner Torkelson with a single.
03:25Brings up Parker Meadows.
03:26High hit.
03:26Strikes him out.
03:27Skeens gets out of it again.
03:28Still three.
03:29Nothing.
03:29Pirates.
03:30McCutcheon has struck out and walked.
03:31And McCutcheon softly served into center field.
03:35Moves him past Willie.
03:36That base hit.
03:372,233 career hits for Andrew McCutcheon.
03:41Mike Schmidt is next.
03:42How about that?
03:43Incredible.
03:44Names.
03:44And he's passing by.
03:46Fifth inning.
03:46Skeens has struck out four.
03:48Cold third strike.
03:48Fastball at the top of the zone.
03:50There's just certain pitches he throws.
03:51You just have no chance.
03:52No chance.
03:53He has not walked a batter since July the 1st against the St. Louis Cardinals before the
03:58free pass to Keith.
04:00He struck him out with a sweeper looking.
04:02Sixth strikeout for Paul Skeens.
04:04And he caught Gleyber Torres looking on the sweeper.
04:07Skeens certainly on board with how the Pirates are handling him and these innings.
04:12That's the second out.
04:14And now Zach McKinstry.
04:15Fly ball to center field.
04:16Back is Cruz.
04:17Warning track.
04:18And he'll have room to make the catch.
04:20Final out.
04:20That could be the final batter for Paul Skeens.
04:22A 1-2-3-6.
04:24Sixth shutout innings for Skeens.
04:27Seventh inning.
04:27And it is Braxton Ashcraft now on in relief for the Pirates who lead 3-0.
04:31That's a good start.
04:32Get him through the seventh.
04:33And my guess is we'd see Santana and then David Bednar.
04:37Parker Meadows has doubled and struck out.
04:38A little bunt.
04:39Three baseman.
04:40Bare hands.
04:40Hayes throws.
04:41And gets him.
04:42He, Brian Hayes, pounces on that and gets Meadows.
04:45Put down a pretty good bunt.
04:46Hayes was well off the line.
04:48He was bunted a little firm but still had to be a great play to retire him.
04:52Ball's grounded to the shortstop and hustling to the bag.
04:56Kiner Falefa right behind second.
04:58Gets there before Beerling arrives for the force.
05:00And it's time for the seventh inning stretch.
05:01Pirates lead.
05:02Hopefully smooth waters the rest of the way for the Pirates.
05:053-0.
05:05Dennis Santana takes over for the Pirates here.
05:08Eighth inning.
05:08Leading 3-0 at PNC Park.
05:10Swing and a miss.
05:11And a strikeout for Dennis Santana.
05:14Long at bat for Colt Keith.
05:17But he goes down the 12th pitch of that at bat.
05:19Righties haven't done much against this righty.
05:21Ground ball up the middle to second base.
05:23That's off the glove of Gonzalez.
05:25And the Tigers get a base runner here in the eighth inning.
05:27The door creaks open.
05:28I think even if he fields it cleanly, very tough to throw out Torres at first.
05:32Riley Green at the plate.
05:33Swing and a miss.
05:33He went to the changeup and got him.
05:35Second K.
05:36Two outs.
05:36No balls.
05:37Two strikes.
05:37Two outs.
05:38Runner at first base.
05:39Pirates lead.
05:393-0.
05:40Swing and a miss.
05:42Dennis Santana.
05:43Strikes out three of the four he faces.
05:46Go to the bottom of the eighth inning.
05:47David Bednar trying to close it, save it for Paul Skeen.
05:50Looking for his 14th save.
05:52ERA of 245.
05:53David just 27 hits in 33 innings.
05:5545 punch outs.
05:57Pham is there.
06:01What an effort from Tommy Pham.
06:03That was something special from Tommy Pham.
06:06He has been so impressive.
06:08That ball was hit pretty well by the lefty.
06:10and tailing back a bit towards the left fielder Tommy Pham.
06:14But, man, great angle.
06:16Great timing on the dive.
06:17Big first out.
06:18And now Dylan Dingler with one away.
06:21Dingler shoots it to right field.
06:22The Tigers have a pulse here in the ninth.
06:25One runner on, one out.
06:26Tigers trying to score for the first time tonight.
06:28And one hopper to second to the shortstop, Kiner-Falefa.
06:33And Kiner-Falefa will not get a throw-off ball.
06:35Actually comes out of his hand.
06:36They get the force at second.
06:38Two outs.
06:38Four, six put out.
06:39So, Meadows at first.
06:40Here's Matt Bierling.
06:41He got him.
06:42The Pirates flanked the Tigers
06:44and open the series with a 3-0 win here tonight.
06:48Yeah, the Pirates shut out the team
06:50with the best record in baseball tonight.
06:523-0.
06:52They beat the Tigers and get Paul Skeens.
06:54His first win since May 28th.
06:56they beat the Tigers for the Angels and the 1-8 of them.
06:58They beat ESPN.
06:58They beat the Tigers
07:22in.
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