Paul Skenes is coming off the finest performance of his season—and potentially his career—as the Pittsburgh Pirates prepare to host the Colorado Rockies in Tuesday night’s series opener. The right-hander (5-2, 2.36 ERA) tossed eight scoreless innings last Wednesday in Arizona, carrying a perfect game into the fifth inning before the Pirates edged the Diamondbacks 1-0.
On that night, Skenes struck out seven batters and surrendered just two hits, retiring the first 14 hitters he faced. After allowing an infield single to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and a base hit to Nolan Aren
