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Pulled from Friday's game after throwing 100 pitches, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes didn't have the chance to ride out his six no-hit innings against the Chicago Cubs. However, he walked off the mound having still made history within the legendary confines of historic Wrigley Field. Skenes finished his remarkable day with 11 strikeouts, the most by a Pirates pitcher at baseball's second-oldest ballpark. 
The @Pirates have played 1,017 games at Wrigley Field.@Paul_Skenes' 11 strikeouts today are more than any Pirates starting pitcher in the previous 1,016.  pic.twitter.com/ro4ELmCKEQ— MLB (@MLB) May 17, 2024
Prior to Skenes' 11-strikeout afternoon, the previous record...

Paul Skenes makes incredible Wrigley Field history in second-career MLB start

Queens, NY

On Thursday, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen clarified that he isn't yet thinking about a second-straight summer fire sale despite the club's on-the-field struggles over the past week. Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns echoed Cohen's words ahead of New York's 6-5 extra-innings win at the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. "We’re not anywhere close to having discussions like that," Stearns said about the club's possible trade-deadline strategy, per Robert Sanchez of SNY. "We’re in mid-May. We’re focused every single day on trying to win baseball games. From a trade deadline strategy discussion, that’s something that we’ve got months to figure...

Mets president discusses possibly selling at trade deadline

Angel Reese got her first WNBA win on Saturday, and she set a new league standard in the process.The former LSU Tiger had 11 points and nine rebounds, including seven offensive, in Chicago's 83-74 win over Dallas. Per Across The Timeline, her 12 offensive rebounds on the season are the most in a rookie's first two games in WNBA history. In fact, only three players regardless of experience (Cheryl Ford, Erika de Souza, Jonquel Jones) have had more offensive rebounds in the first two games of a season since the league began in 1997.One of her biggest rebounds came in fourth...

Sky win first game of season, Angel Reese sets WNBA record

Denver, CO

While being guarded by Anthony Edwards for most of the game, Jamal Murray was held to 4-of-18 shooting in Denver's 115-70 loss to Minnesota on Thursday. As such, a reporter in the postgame presser was justified in asking Murray about Edwards' defensive impact."How difficult did Anthony Edwards make it for you when he was checking you?" asked the reporter. In response, Murray blamed his shooting woes on the hyperextended elbow he suffered early in the first quarter when he ran into a Rudy Gobert screen. But only after disregarding Edwards. "Who?" asked Murray. "For me? It was more about my elbow at that...

Nuggets star disregards Anthony Edwards after Game 6 loss: 'Who?'

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Cardinals’ Willson Contreras freak injury gets upsetting hint from Oliver Marmol

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras broke his left forearm when he was hit by a swing during Tuesday night’s game against the New York Mets....

Cardinals’ Willson Contreras freak injury gets upsetting hint from Oliver Marmol

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