In just his second season, Skenes became the first pitcher to start the All-Star Game in his first two years. However, despite his impressive performance, fate had other plans.

Pirates manager Don Kelly revealed Paul Skenes’ secret to staying ahead in the game after his successful historic outing.

Skenes has thrown 133 innings this year, matching his total as a rookie in 2024. Skenes lowered his ERA to a major league-best 1.83. The Pirates also gave him some run support for a change.

PITTSBURGH (AP) Paul Skenes allowed three hits over six efficient innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Monday night.

Paul Skenes is dominant. That's nothing new, but after his latest gem of a start, he reached numbers that haven't been seen since the dead-ball era. In his start against the 60-win Detroit Tigers ...

Skenes is a part of that process, and he's amenable, within reason. He hasn't thrown more than 88 pitches in any of his four starts this month, even though he's allowed all of two runs in the process.