Skenes stellar but loses 1st, Mets silence Judge

MLB Morning Lineup Podcast · Jul 24, 2024 · 11m

Paul Skenes pitched into the 9th for the first time in the Majors -- and was still hitting 100 mph -- but that didn't prevent his first loss as a Pirate. The Mets had a plan for Aaron Judge. He didn't beat them and neither did the Yankees.

On today’s episode:

Act I: THE BIG STORIES (0:43-2:25)

Pitching 8 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts and allowing only four hits, no walks and two runs seems like a pretty good evening on the mound. And it was for Paul Skenes. He pitched into the 9th inning for the first time with the Pirates but also endured his first loss in a 2-1 Cardinals squeaker. The…