"The 2024 sensation is living up to the hype in his sophomore season. Fresh off a Rookie of the Year he leads the NL in ERA and FIP through 27 starts and is a very likely Cy Young winner. The best thing for the Red Sox about facing him is that his record is 8-9. The Pirates have won 14 of his starts and lost 13."
"Skenes will be facing Payton Tolle making his major league debut. The southpaw turns 23 in November, is a product of the 2024 draft (2nd round) and simply blazed his trail through the minor leagues. His pedigree isn't Skenes', obviously, but if he sticks the landing in his debut this could be an excellent matchup. Dustin May was bumped from Friday to face Johan Oviedo."
"In what seems to be a theme for Boston recently, Oviedo is returning from Tommy John surgery that cost him the 2024 and most of the 2025 season. In 10 innings spread across three starts - 1.0, 5.0, 4.0 innings - he's allowed 4 runs on 7 hits with 14 strikeouts. Dustin May, already two Tommy Johns in, knows things can go south quickly."
The Red Sox swept the Baltimore Orioles and return home to face the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates are a last-place NL Central team but feature rookie sensation Paul Skenes, who leads the NL in ERA and FIP through 27 starts and remains a frontrunner for the Cy Young despite an 8-9 record. Opposing Skenes in his debut is Payton Tolle, a 23-year-old second-round 2024 draftee who rose rapidly through the minors. Johan Oviedo is returning from Tommy John surgery with limited innings, Dustin May has undergone two Tommy Johns, and Mitch Keller provides veteran stability with declining strikeouts.
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