Paul Skenes humorously peels back layer behind ace's pitch selection: 'I’m too stupid to call my own pitches'
The Pittsburgh Pirates star deflected credit to his catcher.
Paul Skenes took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his last start , a 10-strikeout masterpiece that headlined a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace has strung together back-to-back starts where he’s spun eight innings of shutout ball. Skenes hasn’t walked a batter in more than a month.
He’s rounding into peak form, and his Pirates are four games above . 500 in mid-May. But the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner is as modest as ever.
During his latest appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the right-handed pitcher shared some insight on his pitch selection, infusing some humor along the way. “I don’t shake a ton,” the soon-to-be 24-year-old said on Thursday. “I’m too stupid to call my own pitches.
” Known for his humility, despite the enormous limelight he lives in, Skenes deflected credit to catcher Henry Davis. “I just let him do it,” Skenes said. “He’s got my career in his hands every fifth day.