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Paul Skenes gets rocked for career-high 8 runs in Pirates’ loss to Phillies

The mystery surrounding Paul Skenes’ descent deepened Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

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What happened Paul Skenes gets rocked for career-high 8 runs in Pirates’ loss to Phillies.
The headline split The center frames it as "Paul Skenes gets rocked for career-high 8 runs in Pirates’ loss to Phillies". The right frames it as "Paul Skenes rocked for career-high 8 runs by Phillies as Pirates ace’s woes continue in l...".
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CenterPaul Skenes gets rocked for career-high 8 runs in Pirates’ loss to Phillies

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · Center · News report

Right / center-rightPaul Skenes rocked for career-high 8 runs by Phillies as Pirates ace’s woes continue in loss

Pittsburgh Tribune Review · Center-right · News report

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Pittsburgh Tribune ReviewNews report · Jul 2, 2:07 AM

Paul Skenes rocked for career-high 8 runs by Phillies as Pirates ace’s woes continue in loss

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The mystery surrounding Paul Skenes’ descent deepened Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

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Details31/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
31/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jul 2, 2:04 AM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

Jul 2, 2:07 AM: Pittsburgh Tribune Review joined the source map.

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