The Toronto Blue Jays will be out for a series win Saturday afternoon when they face the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates and their ace Paul Skenes.
Winners of three in a row, the Blue Jays took advantage of three errors by the Pirates on Friday night to record a 6-2 victory in the opener of the three-game series.
Skenes (6-3, 2.62 ERA) had his 20-inning scoreless inning snapped on Sunday in a 6-0 setback to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Phillies' fifth inning started with a leadoff walk after Skenes had gone five straight starts without allowing one.
"I just didn't execute the pitches," Skenes said after the loss. "You've got to execute in the zone in the big leagues. Leadoff walks are tough a lot of the time. You can't walk him there. You never want to walk the leadoff guy. Just got to execute."
The right-hander has faced the Blue Jays once in his career, posting a 3.00 ERA without a decision.
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The Toronto Blue Jays will be out for a series win Saturday afternoon when they face the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates and their ace Paul Skenes.
Winners of three in a row, the Blue Jays took advantage of three errors by the Pirates on Friday night to record a 6-2 victory in the opener of the three-game series.
Skenes (6-3, 2.62 ERA) had his 20-inning scoreless inning snapped on Sunday in a 6-0 setback to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Phillies' fifth inning started with a leadoff walk after Skenes had gone five straight starts without allowing one.
"I just didn't execute the pitches," Skenes said after the loss. "You've got to execute in the zone in the big leagues. Leadoff walks are tough a lot of the time. You can't walk him there. You never want to walk the leadoff guy. Just got to execute."
The right-hander has faced the Blue Jays once in his career, posting a 3.00 ERA without a decision.
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