Instead, Pittsburgh lets Skenes shine brightly while failing to help him out much at all. It's a "Paul Skenes Special" at this point, and not in a good way. Skenes is brilliant. The rest of the Pirates are putrid. And if that doesn't change, Skenes will soon enough be pitching for someone else.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed starting pitcher Paul Skenes will take on the Seattle Mariners in the series finale at T-Mobile Park. Skenes will t