Pirates SP Paul Skenes gets tagged for career-worst 7 earned runs vs. Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies matched up with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, with the teams having split the first two games of the four-game series heading into Game 3. Philadelphia started Zach Wheeler, while Pittsburgh countered with its ace, Paul Skenes. The Pirates’ starter has been having a roller-coaster year, entering with a 6-7 record and a 3.10 ERA. Still, he came into the game with 114 strikeouts, ninth-most in the league. Advertisement Advertisement Skenes’ season of woes continued Wednesday, as he had the worst outing of his short career, at least when it comes to earned runs allowed. The ace…