Top MLB pitching prospect Paul Skenes dazzles in MLB debut

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Paul Skenes showed why he is the top pitching prospect in all of baseball.

The Pittsburgh Pirates took the right-handed pitcher with the first overall pick of last year's MLB Draft after he starred as the ace of the College World Series champion LSU Tigers.

Skenes started the year in Triple-A and dominated with a 0.99 ERA in seven starts, earning a call to the big leagues earlier this week.

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes delivers a pitch in his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at PNC Park.  (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)

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After striking out 45 batters in 27⅓ innings in the minors, he showed there was more where that came from, striking out the first two batters he faced, Mike Tauchman and Seiya Suzuki.

Skenes topped out at 102 mph with breaking stuff in his four-plus innings of work. He threw a season-high 84 pitches while striking out seven, walking two and allowing six hits.

He allowed a solo home run in the fourth inning to Nico Hoerner that scraped the outfield wall and was yanked after allowing the first two batters to reach base in the fifth. 

LSU gymnast Olivia Dunn (middle) waves to fans before boyfriend Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates (not pictured) is introduced in his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park.  (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)

At that point, the homer was the only run he allowed, but after Kyle Nicolas threw 13 straight balls, he walked in the two runners Skenes had put on base, giving Skenes three earned