Paul Skenes caps awful month with another brutal start, and an alarming stat has MLB fans concerned

It's officially August, and MLB fans are officially worried about Paul Skenes. Not great! The ace of the Pittsburgh Pirates got rocked again Friday night, giving up five runs on seven hits in a loss to the Cincinnati Reds. It marked the second straight start in which Skenes gave up five runs, and capped a brutal month for the 24-year-old in which he gave up at least five runs in three of his five starts. Skenes' ERA is now 3.90 — a full two runs higher than both his 2024 and 2025 totals. To be f