Paul Skenes Tames Tigers, FINALLY Gets Rewarded With Win

Tigers Pirates Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Pittsburgh, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

By Danny Demilio: PGHBaseballNOW.com

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared onPGHBaseballNOW.com.

The Pittsburgh Pirates brushed off an abysmal performance this weekend by defeating the MLB-best Detroit Tigers 3-0 behind a dazzling start from Paul Skenes at PNC Park on Monday night.

How We Got There

Skenes (5-8) ended his winless drought after blanking the Tigers (60-41), who entered play with the best record in baseball, across six-strong innings.

The right-hander retired the first six batters he faced, worked out of a couple jams in the third and fourth innings before posting 1-2-3 fifth and sixth innings to end his night. He retired the final seven batters he faced

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