The Pittsburgh Pirates once again let down Paul Skenes after he made history on the mound, a consistent theme of his second MLB season.

Through 39 career starts, Skenes has 276 strikeouts and a 1.91 ERA. According to the New York Times, no pitcher before Skenes ever had 275-plus strikeouts and a sub-2.00 ERA in their first 39 games. The Pirates don't win as many of Skenes' starts as they should, but that's a matter for another day.

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers played a doubleheader on Thursday, and both teams were scheduled to have their Cy Young-contending pitchers — Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes and Detroit's Tarik Skubal — start one of the games.