“Can the Rays Overcome Skenes’ Dominance and Revive Their Offense Against the Struggling Pirates?”
The Pirates are off to a very rough start. They are just 1-5 to start the season and lost three of four games against the Marlins to start the season and now are staring at a sweep at the hands of the Rays. It is fairly simple to see what is going on – the team is failing on both the offensive side and the pitching side. For the season, the team is hitting just .189 for the year. They also have a sub-.300 On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage. The team has lost four straight games and has scored seven runs in the past four games including being shut out yesterday. Today they send out what is likely to be their best chance at getting a win – Paul Skenes. Skenes had a good start to the season against the Marlins. He went 5.1 innings, struck out seven hitters and allowed just three hits. He did allow two earned runs in the game, but the bullpen blew it and the Marlins won 5-4. Given that he has only been in the majors for a half year, he doesn’t have much experience against the Rays, but those with appearances against him are actually decent going 4-for-13.
Post Comment