Yamamoto will take the mound having compiled a 0.93 ERA (408 ERA+) and a 5.43 strikeout-to-walk ratio over his first five starts. Skenes, for his part, has tallied a 2.87 ERA (143

For fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees and baseball in general, Paul Skenes not pitching in a three-game series at PNC Park earlier this month was a major disappointment. While unintentional,