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Paul Skenes nearly achieved a perfect game, retiring the first 20 batters, while Konnor Griffin celebrated his 20th birthday with his first career home run in the Pirates' 6-0 victory over the Brewers.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (30) walks to the bull pen in before a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Paul Skenes retired the first 20 batters he faced and Konnor Griffin hit his first-career home run on his 20th birthday for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 6-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers American Family Field on Friday night.
Top 3rd, 1-0 PIT: Konnor Griffin connected on his first-career home run â on his 20th birthday and in his 20th game â off Brandon Woodruff (2-1). His opposite-field solo shot broke a scoreless tie.
Top 4th, 2-0 PIT: With two on and two out, Nick Gonzales brought home a run with a base hit to left off Woodruff. Bryan Reynolds was thrown out trying to advance to third base.
Top 5th, 3-0 PIT: With runners on the corners and one out, Oneil Cruz hit a grounder to first base and Spencer Horwitz beat a throw home.
Paul Skenes retired the first 20 batters he faced, nearly achieving a perfect game.
Konnor Griffin hit his first career home run on his 20th birthday during the game.
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a score of 6-0.
Brandon Woodruff was the starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Top 6th, 4-0 PIT: Horwitz tacked on another for the Pirates (15-11) with an RBI single up the middle off Shane Drohan, who relieved Woodruff after five innings.
Top 8th, 6-0 PIT: With the bases loaded against Drohan, Griffin capped off his big night with a two-run single to center.
Home run No. 1 in the career of Konnor Griffin:
Jake Bauers ended Paul Skenesâ perfect game bid with a dribbler through the right side with two outs in the seventh inning.
Konnor Griffin had a birthday heâll never forget with his first home run and career-highs in hits (three) and RBI (three). Paul Skenes (4-1) was pretty much untouchable against the Brewers (13-12). Skenes threw seven-scoreless of one-hit ball.
Theyâll share the honor tonight.
Konnor Griffin is the third player since at least 1900 to homer on his birthday at age 20 years or younger. The others are Aramis Ramirez (1998) and Buddy Lewis (1936) â both of whom were Pirates. (Stat from Sarah Langs on Twittwe/X.
The Pirates will send out RHP Mitch Keller (2-1, 2.79 ERA) in the second game of the weekend series on Saturday. RHP Jacob Misiorowski (1-2, 3.04 ERA) will start for the Brewers. First pitch: 7:10 p.m. ET on SportsNetPittsburgh+/93.7TheFan.
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