Pirates rookie Paul Skenes faces Cardinals for first time

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Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander Paul Skenes will look to put the Cardinals on their heels Tuesday night when the National League Central rivals open a three-game series in St. Louis.

Skenes (3-0, 3.00 ERA) will feature both his triple-digit fastball and his "splinker" -- a combination split-finger fastball and sinker -- when he takes the mound opposite fellow right-han