# Ask Screwball: [Highest ERA in a Skenes start](https://screwball.com/search?q=Highest+ERA+in+a+Skenes+start)
| | Pitcher | Game | **ERA** | G | IP | ER | K | FIP |
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|— |
| 1. | Paul Skenes | PIT@NYM Mar 26, 2026 | **67.50** | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 16.50 |
| 2. | Paul Skenes | PIT@MIL Aug 12, 2025 | **9.00** | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 9.14 |
| | Paul Skenes | PIT@MIL Jun 25, 2025 | **9.00** | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 2.64 |
| 4. | Paul Skenes | STL@PIT Apr 8, 2025 | **7.50** | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 7 | 1.30 |
| 5. | Paul Skenes | CHC@PIT Sep 16, 2025 | **7.36** | 1 | 3.2 | 3 | 6 | 5.86 |
This is obviously extremely embarrassing, Cruz did him zero favors behind him, but it still makes sense. No point in risking injury by keeping him out there for more pitches, off day tomorrow means this won’t tax the bullpen at all in a meaningful way…just eat the dud and move on to the next. This looks worse since it’s Opening Day.
This is going to get blamed on Cruz and that’s mostly true but Skenes didn’t look right from the beginning. Just missing his spots
Baseball is so back after that inning.
Judge, Webb, now Skenes.
The Team USA curse
Raleigh better watch out
Why is the oneil cruz in center field experience still happening
hey buddy thats USAF academy drop out Paul Skenes you’re talking about buddy
Just want to let whichever Pirates fan that’s crashing out and downvoting everything know that I went through and upvoted those comments.
The Pirates: we might be good this year! We signed free agents! We have the best pitcher on the planet! We’re actually trying!
Also the Pirates:
Never felt so bad for a pitcher my team was absolutely debasing for a solid 20 minutes straight
What a start to the year lol we’re only two games in and Skenes got bounced in the first and Judge got a golden sombrero, GOD baseball is SO back!!
Well in 2025 he showed his dominance with the lowest ERA. This year he’ll show his dominance with the highest ERA! Truly one of a kind!!
Almost joined the Air Force and almost went an inning.
Just like he almost joined the military, he almost had a clean start. Respect 🫡
Me, knowing the Marlins don’t start until tomorrow
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O’Neal Cruz and the terrible horrible no good very bad day.
Team USA pitchers are now cursed
Mets goated
Gotta love baseball man
What a wild first inning
I missed baseball so much, sorry bucs fans but O’Neil Cruz out there got me chuckling
Gotta be some crazy monkey paw curl after getting 2 runs
And I was happy like 10 minutes ago, the fuck
67 era
67.5 ERA. Is that good?
Skenes wasn’t pitching too hot but if he wanted to blame Cruz i don’t think anybody would stop him lmao.
MEET THE METS
No team will ever let their star pitcher do the WBC again
Thanks Oneil Cruiz, very cool
Between Skenes’ start today and Webb’s start last night, I’m worried that teams will push back even harder against sending their starters to the WBC
Robert fucked him up in that at bat
Cruz is a liability on the defense.
Happens to the best of them sometimes
Was this his worst pro start ever?? Cruz did him no favors but he didn’t look great out there
at least he got some first inning run support
This is the first time in Skenes’ career that he [gave up 5 ER in an inning](https://screwball.com/search?q=Most+ER+given+up+by+Skenes+in+a+single+inning), and it wasn’t even a full inning!
By far the worst start in his career:
# Ask Screwball: [Highest ERA in a Skenes start](https://screwball.com/search?q=Highest+ERA+in+a+Skenes+start)
| | Pitcher | Game | **ERA** | G | IP | ER | K | FIP |
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|— |
| 1. | Paul Skenes | PIT@NYM Mar 26, 2026 | **67.50** | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 16.50 |
| 2. | Paul Skenes | PIT@MIL Aug 12, 2025 | **9.00** | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 9.14 |
| | Paul Skenes | PIT@MIL Jun 25, 2025 | **9.00** | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 2.64 |
| 4. | Paul Skenes | STL@PIT Apr 8, 2025 | **7.50** | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 7 | 1.30 |
| 5. | Paul Skenes | CHC@PIT Sep 16, 2025 | **7.36** | 1 | 3.2 | 3 | 6 | 5.86 |
This is obviously extremely embarrassing, Cruz did him zero favors behind him, but it still makes sense. No point in risking injury by keeping him out there for more pitches, off day tomorrow means this won’t tax the bullpen at all in a meaningful way…just eat the dud and move on to the next. This looks worse since it’s Opening Day.
This is going to get blamed on Cruz and that’s mostly true but Skenes didn’t look right from the beginning. Just missing his spots
Baseball is so back after that inning.
Judge, Webb, now Skenes.
The Team USA curse
Raleigh better watch out
Why is the oneil cruz in center field experience still happening
hey buddy thats USAF academy drop out Paul Skenes you’re talking about buddy
Just want to let whichever Pirates fan that’s crashing out and downvoting everything know that I went through and upvoted those comments.
The Pirates: we might be good this year! We signed free agents! We have the best pitcher on the planet! We’re actually trying!
Also the Pirates:
Never felt so bad for a pitcher my team was absolutely debasing for a solid 20 minutes straight
What a start to the year lol we’re only two games in and Skenes got bounced in the first and Judge got a golden sombrero, GOD baseball is SO back!!
Well in 2025 he showed his dominance with the lowest ERA. This year he’ll show his dominance with the highest ERA! Truly one of a kind!!
Almost joined the Air Force and almost went an inning.
Just like he almost joined the military, he almost had a clean start. Respect 🫡
Me, knowing the Marlins don’t start until tomorrow
Paul Skenes ” I want more run support this year”
Monkey paw curls