After a sensational rookie season, Pittsburgh Pirates mound phenom Paul Skenes ... air-mailing the throw to first allowing Rutschman to score. Another base hit followed before Skenes set down ...

Skenes had a slow start to his first spring training outing, allowing three baserunners and his only earned run in the first inning. He was sharp thereafter and surprisingly threw 54 pitches, though he had a longer outing to work in his cutter and sinker -- offerings he developed over the offseason,