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Skenes allows career-worst 7 hits, still blanks Reds

created: Aug. 8, 2025, 12:05 p.m. | updated: Aug. 8, 2025, 4:44 p.m.

Open Extended ReactionsPITTSBURGH -- It took 47 major league games before Pirates ace Paul Skenes gave up seven hits to an opposing lineup. Skenes' record streak of allowing six or fewer hits ended at 46 starts Thursday night in a 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Skenes (7-8) yielded seven hits over six innings Thursday night. Skenes had shared the team record with Bob Harmon (1915) and Zane Smith (1990). Skenes has been especially effective against the Reds, with a 4-0 career record and 0.39 ERA to go with 33 strikeouts.

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