Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes allowed two hits in eight shutout innings on Wednesday as he outdueled Michael Soroka and pitched the Pirates to a 1-0 win over Arizona. He did not walk a batter and struck out seven.

Fantasy Impact

It was another vintage Skenes performance on Wednesday as he retired the first 14 batters he faced before allowing back-to-back singles by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Nolan Arenado with outs in the fifth. Those were the only baserunners he would allow in eight innings. Over his last seven starts, Skenes is 5-1 with a 1.31 ERA, a 0.58 WHIP, and a 45:5 K:BB ratio. Even more impressive, Skenes has not issued a free pass in his last four starts and has a 28:0 K:BB ratio in 24 innings during the stretch. He is lined up for a home start against the Rockies on Tuesday in his next outing.

Paul Skenes suffered his second loss of the season after allowing five runs - four earned - on eight hits in five innings. The Cardinals went on to defeat the Pirates, 10-5, on Thursday.

Fantasy Impact

Skenes struck out a season-high nine batters and did not issue a walk in his five innings. But, the Cardinals jumped on the righthander with a pair of home runs in the first inning - a solo homer by rookie JJ Wetherholt and a two-run shot by Jordan Walker. The Cardinals would add another run in the third and one more in the fifth to end Skenes' day. He had allowed three earned runs in five April starts before Thursday. Skenes dropped to 4-2 with a 3.18 ERA and a 39:7 K:BB ratio through 34 innings this season. He's currently lined up to face the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Paul Skenes allowed one hit and struck out seven in seven scoreless innings to lead the Pirates to a 6-0 blanking of Milwaukee on Friday.

Fantasy Impact

Skenes allowed a single to Jake Bauers with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, breaking up his bid for a perfect game. He retired the next batter, Tyler Black, on a flyout to get through seven dominant innings. Skenes improved to 4-1 on the season and has been absolutely ridiculous in April, posting a 0.95 ERA and 0.53 WHIP in five starts during the month. Over his last 28.1 innings, Skenes has allowed 10 hits, limiting opponents to a .106 average, and has walked five while striking out 29. Skenes will take the mound against the Cardinals, in Pittsburgh, on Wednesday.

Paul Skenes pitched four scoreless innings on Saturday, allowing three hits while striking out five, before a rain delay ended his outing. The Pirates went on to suffer an 8-7, 13-inning loss to the Rays.

Fantasy Impact

Skenes was rolling on his bobblehead day, but Mother Nature was too much for him to overcome as he could only get through four innings. After allowing five runs in two-thirds of an inning in his season opener, Skenes is back to form and has allowed only three runs on nine hits with a 22:5 K:BB ratio over his last four starts (21.1 innings). The righthander has a 1.27 ERA and a 0.64 WHIP in April and is scheduled to take on Milwaukee in his next start on Friday.

Paul Skenes allowed one run on one hit, walked one, and struck out six to improve to 3-1 on the season as the Pirates hammered the Nationals, 16-5, on Monday.

Fantasy Impact

Skenes has put his Opening Day disaster well behind him at this point as he spun another gem on Monday against Washington. The righthander allowed just one hit - a solo home run by CJ Abrams in the first inning - before retiring 15 of the final 16 batters he faced. Skenes has been dominant over his last three starts, posting a 1.56 ERA while limiting opponents to just six hits over 17.1 innings. He'll take a 4.00 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP into his next scheduled start, slated for Saturday against the Rays.