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Livvy Dunne Watches Paul Skenes Give up Three Home Runs in One Inning
On Thursday, Paul Skenes fell to a 3-3 record after what must have been one of the toughest innings of his young career.
The Chicago Cubs triumphed over the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 8-3, fueled by a powerful offensive surge in the fifth inning.
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Skenes had kept the Cubs scoreless through four innings but there were signs that he didn't have his best stuff today. After giving up a leadoff single to Ian Happ, Paul also walked four batters in the early innings.
After taking a 2-0 lead into the fifth inning, the wheels came completely off for Skenes and the Pirates. Paul had only given up one home run on the season but surrendered three of them in the fifth inning which led to an early exit for the reigning Rookie of the Year.
Girlfriend Livvy Dunne had posted pictures from Pittsburgh ahead of the game in her Instagram stories.
Afterwards in the clubhouse, the always professional Skenes fielded questions about his performance. He said, 'Yeah, execution wasn't there. Kind of spraying the ball, got away with it there for awhile…Good pieces of hitting. I don't know, I kinda missed my spot. Yeah, good for them.'
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Paul was asked if he was laboring out there today. He said, 'Yeah, I wasn't super sharp today…Bullpen [warmups] was a little all over the place. And then, went out in the game and it was a little all over the place [too].'
Overall, there was a very somber mood at PNC Park after last night's tragic incident when a fan was critically injured after falling from the stands in left field. Before the game, the team posted the following statement from Pirates owner Bob Nutting.
Skenes is next scheduled to pitch on Tuesday night in St. Louis against the Cardinals.
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