The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the New York Mets on Friday night, making history all over the park in the process.
The Pittsburgh Pirates made history all over the ballpark on Friday night in a 14-2 drubbing of the New York Mets.
First, there's the fact that the Pirates tied a team record by hitting seven home runs in the game. Then, there's that rookie Paul Skenes became the first pitcher since 1901 to strike out seven batters or more in at least nine of his first 10 starts. And there's also this one: The Pirates hit two grand slams in the game, tying a team record and doing it for the first time since 1996.
On the mound, Skenes struck out eight batters over 7.0 innings. He gave up two earned runs and two walks. He's now 5-0 on the season with a 2.12 ERA and there's plenty of chatter about him possibly going to the All-Star Game, despite not making his debut until May.will play the Mets again on Saturday afternoon with first pitch coming at 4:05 p.m. ET. Left-hander Bailey Falter will pitch for Pittsburgh against lefty David Peterson for the Mets. Falter is 4-6 with a 3.
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