Skenes perfect into 7th in Pirates’ 6-0 win over Brewers

Paul Skenes threw a perfect game into the seventh inning for the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing only one hit over seven shutout innings. He struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter, throwing 93 pitches (62 for strikes). Mason Montgomery and Isaac Mattson completed the one-hitter. Skenes, the NL Cy Young winner (4-1), was aiming to become the first pitcher to throw a perfect game in American Family Field (previously Miller Park). Griffin hit a solo home run off Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff in the third, and Nick Gonzales’ run-scoring single in the fourth extended the Pirates’ lead to 2-0. Ryan O’Hearn doubled and scored on Spencer Horwitz’s single, pushing the lead to 4-0 in the sixth. Griffin’s two-run single in the eighth sealed the 6-0 victory. The Brewers recalled first baseman/outfielder Tyler Black and left-hander Shane Drohan from Triple-A Nashville and optioned Carlos Rodriguez to Nashville before the game.