Paul Skenes knocked around in loss to Blue Jays; Pirates offense flat vs. Corbin
This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW . Paul Skenes had one of the shakiest starts of his career and was out-pitched by veteran left-hander Patrick Corbin as the Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 5-2 by the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Saturday. Scoring Plays Bottom 1st, 1-0 TOR: George Springer hit a leadoff home run off Pirates starter Paul Skenes (6-4).
Springer turned on an 0-2 fastball for a 396-foot home run to left field. Top 6th, 1-1: After a Bryan Reynolds single with two outs off Patrick Corbin (2-1), Marcell Ozuna lined a double to right field to get the Pirates (26-26) on the board. Click here to read more on PGHBaseballNOW.
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