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Brewers facing Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes back-to-back makes unfortunate MLB history
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The Milwaukee Brewers are at the bottom of the National League Central, but it isn't for a lack of good play. The division that wasn't always chock full of contending teams has all of a sudden turned into the most-feared group in MLB . At three games above .500, the Brewers being the fifth-place team is an astonishing statistic. However, if they want to stay that far above .500, it isn't going to get any easier, as their next two games are against Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes , according to Sophia Minnaert via X, formerly Twitter.
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"Brewers are facing Tarik Skubal today in Detroit and Paul Skenes tomorrow at home, just the second time in MLB history that a team has faced reigning Cy Young Award winners in consecutive games," Minnaert reported.
Skubal has been outstanding this season, allowing one or fewer runs in four of his five starts. The scary thing about Skubal's season is that opposing hitters are barreling balls at an even lower rate than his Cy Young season from 2025, and are getting solid contact on just 1.2% of his pitches.
Skenes hasn't been in Cy Young form this season, as each of his last two seasons ended in an ERA below 2.00. However, his opponents' problem is that even when Skenes isn't at his best, he's still better than 90% of the league's pitchers. Skenes' ERA is higher than in past years, but his xERA is actually lower than each of his last two seasons.
The Brewers have some solid bats in their lineup, but things could cool off quickly with their upcoming opponents.
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