Watch: Four nastiest pitches from Pirates sensation Paul Skenes' latest gem

Later, he got Matt Carpenter with a 95 mph splinker that seemed to completely befuddle the veteran hitter and draw an "are you serious?" look back at the mound.

Skenes is not just about power. He also got veteran Paul Goldschmidt with an 84 mph slider that he was not even close to hitting.

Pirates manager Derek Shelton raised some eyebrows by sending Skenes out to start the seventh inning despite the fact he was already at 94 pitches for the game. Skenes ended up getting the first out of the inning and dialed up a 99 mph fast ball on his 99th pitch of the game, which is just an absurd thing for a pitcher to be able to do.

Between Skenes, Jared Jones and Mitch Keller, the Pirates have what is rapidly becoming one of the best and most dominant starting rotations in baseball. It is good enough to make the playoffs and go far into the postseason right now. They just need to get some additional offensive and bullpen help to make sure they can get there.