Paul Skenes Dominates as Pirates Edge D-backs; Reynolds Hits Huge Milestone
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Photo provided by Matt Lynch Paul Skenes pitched one of the best games of his career and Bryan Reynolds reached a huge milestone for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 1-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Wednesday night. Scoring Plays Top 1st, 1-0 PIT: Brandon Lowe hammered a 435-foot solo blast to dead center off right-hander Michael Soroka (4-2) to give the Pirates (20-17) an early lead. Key Moments Brandon Lowe’s ninth home run of the season was enough run support for Paul Skenes.
Last year, Pirates second basemen combined for eight home runs. POW GOES LOWE💥 pic. twitter.
com/cyTxBs8b6K — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 7, 2026 The only time Skenes (5-2) found himself in any danger was when the Diamondbacks (17-18) had two on with one out in the fifth inning, but the Pirates starter escaped without any damage. Player of the Game Paul Skenes matched a career-high with eight innings and blanked the Diamondbacks on two hits. He did not walk a batter and punched out seven, including striking out the side in order in the eighth.
It’s tied for the second-longest outing of his career and the first time he’s gone eight innings since doing so against the Houston Astros last year on June 8. Stat to Know Bryan Reynolds singled in each of his first two at-bats and reached 1,000 for his career. He is one of only five Pirates in team history with at least 1,000 hits, 200 doubles and 140 home runs, along with Roberto Clemente, Andrew McCutchen, Dave Parker and Willie Stargell.