Gameday 87: Paul Skenes kicks off weekend series against Mets

Skenes makes 10th start in majors

Jul 05, 2024

After dropping two of three against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Pirates start a four-game weekend series with the New York Mets.

The loss dropped the Pirates to fourth place in the NL Central with a 41-45 record.

When it comes to the Mets, they’ve been surging as of late, even though they split their four-game series against the Nationals previously. They enter the weekend with a 42-43 record, good for third in the NL East and 2.5 games back of a wild card spot.

Paul Skenes will get the start for the Pirates and will face Luis Severino of the Mets, an off-season free-agent acquisition for them.

The first pitch is expected at 6:40 pm ET.

Pirates Lineup

RF - Joshua Palacios

DH - Bryan Reynolds

SS - Oneil Cruz

1B - Rowdy Tellez

2B - Nick Gonzales

LF - Jack Suwinski

3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes

C - Yasmani Grandal

CF - Michael A. Taylor

Mets Lineup

SS- Francisco Lindor

LF - Brandon Nimmo

DH - JD Martinez

1B - Pete Alonso

RF - DJ Stewart

C - Francisco Alvarez

3B - Jose Iglesias

2B - Jeff McNeil

CF - Harrison Bader

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Paul Skenes (4-0, 2.06 ERA, 52.1 IP, 10 BB, 70 K)

NYM - Luis Severino (5-2, 3.42 ERA, 97.1 IP, 32 BB, 74 K)

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