Former LSU baseball stars Paul Skenes and Alex Bregman face off in MLB for first time

Two of the greatest baseball players to ever don purple and gold finally got to face off against each other. Those two players are Alex Bregman and Paul Skenes.

Skenes and the Pirates strolled into Minute Maid Park with a win on their mind as they sent their ace to face a tough Astros lineup. Skenes had a pretty good game. He was pulled after six innings. He gave up two runs (only one earned run) on six strikeouts and three walks. He exited the game with a 2-1 deficit but the Pirates rallied to give Skenes a no-decision on the day.

Now for his matchup against Bregman. In their first meeting, Skenes struck Bregman out on four pitches as he got him with an elevated slider. Bregman got his revenge in their second matchup as he hit a single to even the score. In their final matchup of the night, Skenes struck out Bregman once again. Final score: Skenes 2, Bregman 1.

These two will be facing off a lot more in the future and it will be fun to watch.

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