It no longer feels hyperbolic to suggest Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes makes history every time he takes the mound. Eventually, the time will ideally come when Skenes is setting positive records—though it’ll likely be when he’s wearing another team’s uniform.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes is no stranger to impressive accomplishments. On Friday, he made the wrong kind of history with his start against the Chicago Cubs ( box score ).

The Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field as starting pitcher Paul Skenes continued his historic dominance away from PNC Park. Per Greg Harvey of OptaSTATS: Players in MLB history to have a sub-1.