Paul Skenes struggled in his season opener against the New York Mets, recording only two outs before being pulled. He started with a walk and allowed a single, leading to an early run. Misfortune continued as a misplayed fly ball by center fielder ONeil Cruz resulted in a bases-clearing triple. Skenes managed to strike out one batter but was removed after hitting another, marking the shortest outing of his career with 37 pitches thrown.
"Skenes began with a seven-pitch walk to Francisco Lindor. Juan Soto then lined a single, moving Lindor to third base, before Bo Bichette skied a sacrifice fly for the Mets' first run."
"Then came the backbreaking blow: Brett Baty cracked a line drive to center field that Cruz should've caught. But Cruz misread the ball and couldn't recover as the ball sailed over his head for a bases-clearing triple."
"Skenes threw 37 pitches, 26 for strikes. He generated just five swing-and-misses while the Mets compiled 10 foul balls. The Mets made him work, and the defense behind him didn't help."
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