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Paul Skenes had a tremendous day on the mound against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, pitching seven hitless innings before being pulled ahead of the eighth.
While completing the no-hitter would have been a tremendous feat, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher said that he understands the decision to pull him out of the game given the tight circumstances.
"I wasn't going to be surprised either way, if he sent me out or pulled me," Skenes said. "We have [Colin] Holderman and [Aroldis] Chapman at the back end of our bullpen, so I think those are, I think, probably two of the best guys in the league, so I have a ton of trust in them to be able to finish it.