Sunday marked Paul Skenes’ 50th start in the Major Leagues, and it was one of his best. The Pittsburgh Pirates' young ace struck out seven while allowing just three hits over seven scoreless innings before exiting to a standing ovation from the home crowd at PNC Park as the Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies, 4-0.
With Sunday's outing, Skenes lowered his career ERA to 2.02. Since the start of the Live Ball Era in 1920, the only pitcher to have a lower ERA over his first 50 starts is Vida Blue, who pitched to a 2.