It took until his 12th big-league start to enter the loss column, but Paul Skenes is unblemished no more.
Olivia Dunne’s baseball boyfriend suffered his first MLB loss for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night despite another stellar start.
Skenes pitched 8.1 innings, giving up four hits and two earned runs in a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
The hurler only gave up two hits and one run through eight innings. Skenes gave up two hits to the final three batters he faced, including the game-deciding run.
The Pirates barely gave Skenes any run support during the game, scoring their only run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Skenes and Dunne have been a couple for around a year after meeting as athletes at LSU
Skenes suffered his first big-league loss on Tuesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals
Skenes record drops to 6-1 and he becomes the first pitcher in MLB history to start the All-Star Game before suffering his first professional loss.
Skenes and Dunne have been dating about a year since the couple met as student-athletes at LSU.
The two had long tried to keep their romance under wraps, but confirmed their relationship on social media last summer.
Skenes signed a $9.2million bonus when joining the Pirates to go along with Dunne being the highest-earning female collegiate athlete due to NIL deals.
Dunne and Skenes walked the red carpet at the All-Star Game together earlier this month, both dressed to the nines.
Dunne is returning to LSU’s gymnastics team for a fifth season next year, gaining the eligibility by being on the Tigers’ roster during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
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