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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking a slow and steady approach with prized pitching prospect Paul Skenes. The hard-throwing right-hander is dominating at Triple-A. Skenes has recorded 34 strikeouts in 17 innings while posting a 0.53 ERA. Pittsburgh general manager Ben Cherington says the team is impressed by Skenes' performance, but that the plan is to methodically build up Skenes' pitch count. Skenes threw a season-high 71 pitches in his last start against Omaha. That number figures to keep slowly ticking up as Skenes prepares for an eventual call-up to Pittsburgh.
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