Paul Skenes was roughed up on the mound in his 2026 debut, but since then he’s been nothing short of lights out. The Pirates ace turned in another world class performance on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh’s 3–1 win over the Rockies. He struck out 10 batters across eight scoreless innings and surrendered just two hits and no walks. Skenes made franchise history in the win, too, becoming the first Pirates pitcher since the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893, 133 years ago, to throw 40 strikeouts without allowing a walk, per ESPN Insights . The last time Skenes walked a batter was on April 13 during an outing against the Nationals. He’s since made five starts without walking a single batter. In four of those five starts, Skenes didn’t give up a run, either. The reigning NL Cy Young is still a bit off of the MLB record for most strikeouts between walks, which is held by Yankees ace Gerrit Cole.…