Paul Skenes, the ace of the Pittsburgh Pirates rotation, praised his counterpart Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers.
In fact, the Bucs pitcher wants to take advantage of the 2025 MLB All-Star Game to talk to the Bengals pitcher.
Why does Paul Skenes want to talk to Tarik Skubal?
As much as Paul Skenes thinks “it would be great” to face Tarik Skubal in the All-Star Game, he has other reasons, because if there’s a better pitcher in baseball than him, it might be Skubal. “I would agree with that. He does it differently. He does it at a very high level. As far as his presence on the mound. That’s how I see it. It’s great.”
What Paul Skenes wants more than facing Tarik Skubal is to have a conversation with the Detroit Tigers left-hander. He wants to tap into Skubal’s experience. “More than anything, I want to ask him how he does what he does.”
Tarik Skubal’s statistics
Since early August 2024, the sinister Tarik Skubal has a record of 16 games won and only three lost with an ERA of 2.26, 0.87 WHIP and 212 strikeouts against 25 walks in 171 innings in 27 starts.
Paul Skenes’ impressive numbers
Despite a 4-7 record, Paul Skenes leads the National League in ERA (2.03) and opponent batting average (.182), ranks second in WHIP (0.92) and innings pitched (111), is tied for fourth with 12 quality starts and tied for sixth with 115 strikeouts.
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