Other rookie starters have accumulated more wins above replacement. But no one in recent years has been so hard to hit.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes struck out New York Yankees stars Juan Soto and Aaron Judge back-to-back.

During his team’s first inning against the hosting New York Yankees, Skenes impressively struck out Juan Soto and Aaron Judge back-to-back to keep New York from getting on base with two of its best players.