Less than the prescribed innings 'Cy-Young Rookie' birth? Skins, whose All-Star selection is not the problem, '7 innings of 11K no-hitter'
Jul 12, 2024
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Pittsburgh Pirates fireballer Paul Skins ended the first half of his schedule with his best pitching since his debut.
Skins started the away game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on the 12th (Korea time), striking out 11 in seven innings and pitching a hitless and scoreless '7 innings 'No-Hitter'. With Milwaukee winning 1-0, Skins became the winning pitcher.
With this, Skins recorded six wins and no losses, a 1.90 ERA, 66 ⅓ innings, 89 strikeouts, 13 walks, a WHIP of 0.92 and a 0.202 hit rate in 11 games in the first half.
Skins struck out 11 in a game, the second career high tie since May 18 against the Chicago Cubs. At that time, in the game against the Cubs, Skins did not give up any hits, no hits, no hits, no hits, with 11 strikeouts in six innings. According to MLB.com , only two pitchers in history have pitched more than six innings, more than 11 strikeouts, and more than one hitless pitch. Ryan directed Nochterman twice in 1973 when he was with the California Angels.
In addition, Skins had seven or more strikeouts in eight consecutive games, the longest in Pittsburgh's history in this category.
The number of pitches he threw on the day was 99, and his fastball speed was up to 102 miles, with an average of 98.2 miles. For average confinement, it was usually 99.2 to 1 mile slower. This means that he pitched mainly on control and control of ball control rather than strength.
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In the bottom of the second inning, Skins, who struck out lead Willy Adames and Sal Frelik with a fly ball to center field, gave up a pitch and a walk to Jake Bowers and Garrett Mitchell, respectively, and threw a 94.4 mile body splitter on the eighth pitch, struck out swinging and allowed no runs.
Pittsburgh scored the winning run in the top of the seventh inning with Yasmani Grandal's double to right-center with one out and a runner on first base.
Skinns is highly likely to take the mound as a starting pitcher for the 94th All-Star Game NL, which will be held at Globe Life Field on the 17th. It is also helpful for Skins to manage his condition because he is scheduled to take the mound for five days after a four-day break. Only the decision of Arizona Diamondbacks Torrey Lovullo, the NL head coach, remains.
MLB.com says it is very likely that more history will be built on the horizon ahead of the 'skins'. He made a strong appearance as an NL starting pitcher candidate. 'Hideo Nomo (1995), Fernando Valenzuela (1981), Mark Feidrich (1976) and Dave Stenhouse (1962). But Skins is more special. Since his debut, the No. 11 starter has recorded the minimum career in the Major League as an All-Star starting pitcher like Feidrich.
However, a hot issue as much as the selection of the All-Star Game is that Skins entered the competition for the Cy Young Award at a time when he played 57.3% of the pennant race. Skins is short of 26 ⅔ in the regular innings (93). There is no competitiveness in the pitching innings category. Skins, who can play up to 13 games in the second half of the year, needs 95 innings to fill 162 ⅔, and he has to pitch more than seven innings each time. That's virtually impossible.
So far, there has only been one case in which Cy Young-sang's starting pitcher has not met the league's regular innings. Although 1984 NL Cy Young Award winner Chicago Cubs Rick Sutcliffe did not fill the NL regular innings with 150 ⅓ innings, he was a special case of moving from the AL Cleveland Indians to the NL in June midway through that season. Including innings pitched in Cleveland, he pitched 244 ⅔ that year.
jhno@sportschosun.com
