Disaster Strikes in Philly as Pirates Lose Ninth Straight Paul Skenes Start

Paul Skenes turned in the worst start of his major league career, allowing a career high seven earned runs over four innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost 10-6 to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates have now lost nine consecutive games started by Skenes, while his declining fastball velocity and recent performance are becoming legitimate concerns. Jim and Tyler break down what went wrong for Skenes, how Henry Davis and the Pirates’ defense helped a five run second inning unravel, Nick Gonzales’ struggles at third base and whether pitching coach Bill Murphy should still have his job. They also credit the offense for knocking Zack Wheeler out before the end of the fifth inning and continuing to fight after falling behind 8-2. Chapters: 0:00 Pirates lose 10-6 1:18 Paul Skenes’ worst start 6:10 How the second inning unraveled 8:00 Henry Davis and the ABS failures 10:15 Pirates’ defensive breakdown 14:05 Offense battles Zack Wheeler 17:15 Skenes’ velocity becomes a concern 21:30 Should Bill Murphy be fired? 23:35 Pirates keep fighting 26:05 Johan Ramirez stays effectively wild 30:20 Looking ahead to the series finale Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.