Paul Skenes Nearly Perfect Through 7, But Pirates Blank Brewers 6-0 Anyway

Here's something you don't see every day: a pitcher absolutely dealing on the mound while his team is already putting the game completely out of reach. That was the story in Milwaukee on Friday night when Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes took a perfect game bid into the seventh inning, only to have the Pirates' bats do all the heavy lifting in a dominant 6-0 shutout of the Brewers.

Skenes Was Untouchable (Until He Wasn't)

Skenes was flat-out nasty through six innings. Not a single Brewers hitter had reached base. The perfect game was sitting right there, alive and breathing, as he took the mound in the seventh. That's the kind of performance that gets you talking to your buddies in the group chat, the kind of night where you can feel something special building pitch by pitch. But that's baseball. The seventh inning came, and the bid was done.

The Brewers Had No Answer

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh's offense was doing what the Brewers couldn't do at all: score runs. The Pirates put up 6 runs and that was more than enough against Milwaukee's lineup. The Brewers managed zero runs, zero hits that mattered, and basically nothing to hang their hats on. This wasn't a close game that came down to one mistake or one moment. This was a complete team performance from Pittsburgh, with Skenes doing his thing and the bats backing him up.

What's Next

For the Brewers, this one stings. Getting shut out at home is never fun, and facing a Pirates team firing on all cylinders isn't the way you want to go into your next matchup. The work continues for Milwaukee as they try to bounce back and get back into the win column.

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