CINCINNATI — Paul Skenes struck out nine and pitched two-hit ball through five innings, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. “He’s got a lot of pitches and throws them for strikes,” Reds first baseman Ty France said. “He throws them where he wants, when he wants.” Shelton said Skenes was aware that …
PITTSBURGH — Derek Shelton emerged from the dugout at sweltering PNC Park and trotted toward the mound to take the ball from Mitch Keller early in the eighth inning on Wednesday. It’s really cool.” While Skenes is 4-0 with a 2.29 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings during his seven starts — starts that are increasingly feeling like …