Paul Skenes Flirts With Perfect Game in Pirates’ Win Over Brewers; Happy Birthday Konnor Griffin!
Paul Skene took a perfect game into the 7th inning and Konnor Griffin belted his 1st career homer on his 20th birthday leading the Pirates to a 6-0 win over the Brewers.
This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW. com. Paul Skenes retired the first 20 batters he faced Konnor Griffin his first-career home run on his 20th birthday for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 6-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers American Family Field on Friday night.
Scoring Plays Top 3rd, 1-0 PIT: Konnor Griffin connected on his first-career home run — on his 20th birthday and in his 20th game — off Brandon Woodruff (2-1). His opposite-field solo shot broke a scoreless tie. Top 4th, 2-0 PIT: With two on and two out, Nick Gonzales brought home a run with a base hit to left off Woodruff.
Bryan Reynolds was thrown out trying to advance to third base. Top 5th, 3-0 PIT: With runners on the corners and one out, Oneil Cruz hit a grounder to first base and Spencer Horwitz beat a throw home. Top 6th, 4-0 PIT: Horwitz tacked on another for the Pirates (15-11) with an RBI single up the middle off Shane Drohan, who relieved Woodruff after five innings.
Top 8th, 6-0 PIT: With the bases loaded against Drohan, Griffin capped off his big night with a two-run single to center. Jake Bauers ended Skenes’ perfect game bid with a dribbler through the right side with two outs in the seventh inning. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.