Cy Young favorite Paul Skenes on the mound for the Pirates, plus the Rockies’ road offense, equaled a predictable mismatch.

The final: Pittsburgh 4, Colorado 0 on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park as the Pirates completed a three-game sweep in which they outscored the Rockies 18-1.

Skenes pitched seven scoreless innings, allowed just three hits, walked none and fanned seven. The right-hander has a 2.20 ERA through his first 50 career starts, the second-lowest in the Live Ball Era (1920) behind only Vida Blue’s 2.01 ERA with the Athletics from 1969-72.

Meanwhile, the Rockies lost their fourth straight game. In the three games at PNC, the Rockies managed just 13 hits, showing that while the offense has made significant strides since the All-Star break, it’s still often a feeble unit away fro

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