Paul Skenes indeed human, Pirates’ bats heat up too late in loss to Cardinals

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PittsburghBaseballNOW.com.

Paul Skenes has been exceptional since making his debut 11 months ago, but the right-hander looked surprisingly pedestrian on a frigid Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.

Skenes (1-1) allowed a career-high five runs while it was too little too late for the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bats in a 5-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park.

How We Got There

Skenes went six-up, six-down through the first two innings but the Cardinals (5-6) touched home three times in the third. Victor Scott II tripled home a pair and scored on Brendan Donovan’s two-out single to left.

Bryan Reynolds hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth to bring the Pirates (4-8) within a pair. It was Reynolds’ second home run of the season

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