Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes held Milwaukee hitless and struck out 11 over seven innings Thursday, leading Pittsburgh to a 1-0 win. Kayla Wolf/Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — Paul Skenes struck out 11 in seven no-hit innings in another dominant performance, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Thursday.

Skenes threw 99 pitches in his 11th major league start, 65 for strikes. The All-Star right-hander walked one while lowering his ERA to 1.90.

“It just comes down to going out there and executing,” Skenes said. “So, if strikeouts are what that looks like, then so be it. It’s just about getting outs.”

Colin Holderman replaced Skenes (6-0) and surrendered a leadoff single to Jake Bauers for Milwaukee’s first hit in the eighth. The Brewers loaded the bases with two down, but Holderman escaped the jam when he struck out William Contreras swinging.

Aroldis Chapman handled the ninth for his fourth save.

Milwaukee wasted a terrific performance by Aaron Civale (2-7), who pitched six-hit ball into the seventh inning. The NL Central leaders lost for the fifth time in seven games.

The Pirates scored their only run in the seventh. Ke’Bryan Hayes reached on a leadoff single, but he was erased when Jack Suwinski grounded into a fielder’s choice.

Yasmani Grandal then doubled into the gap in right-center, and Suwinski scored from first with a headfirst slide.

METS 7, NATIONALS 0: Brandon Nimmo hit a bases-clearing double to spark a five-run fifth inning, David Peterson threw six scoreless innings, and New York moved into playoff position by completing a three-game sweep at home.

J.D. Martinez, Pete Alonso, Mark Vientos and Harrison Bader each added an RBI single.

REDS 8, ROCKIES 1: Tyler Stephenson homered twice and drove in five runs, helping Hunter Greene and Cincinnati win at home.

Greene (6-4) struck out a season-high 10 in six innings. The All-Star right-hander allowed one run and two hits.

BLUE JAYS 5, GIANTS 3: Danny Jansen and Spencer Horwitz homered, Kevin Gausman pitched seven strong innings against his former team, and Toronto won at San Francisco.

Gausman (7-8) allowed two runs and six hits with three strikeouts and no walks in his first outing at Oracle Park since pitching for the Giants in 2020-21.

TIGERS 10, GUARDIANS 1: Riley Greene drove in three runs on three hits and Jack Flaherty pitched six strong innings, helping Detroit win at home against AL Central-leading Cleveland.

NOTES

PHILLIES: Zack Wheeler will skip his scheduled start on Sunday and use the upcoming All-Star break to recover from nagging back issues.

Wheeler left a 10-1 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday after five innings because of back spasms. After the game, the 34-year-old right-hander said he has been dealing with the back issue for weeks.

Wheeler had an MRI on Wednesday that showed no structural damage. He’s 10-4 with a 2.70 ERA in 19 starts for the major league-leading Phillies.

CUBS: Chicago placed outfielder Cody Bellinger on the 10-day injured list because of a left middle finger fracture.

Bellinger was hit by a pitch thrown by Cionel Pérez in the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s 4-0 victory over the Orioles. Bellinger initially stayed in the game but left shortly thereafter.

He’s batting .269 with nine homers and 37 RBI.

ALL-STAR GAME: Marcus Semien of the host Texas Rangers will replace Houston’s Jose Altuve as the American League’s starting second baseman for the All-Star Game on Tuesday night.

Major League Baseball said Altuve will rest his left hand, which has been sore since he was hit by a 94.3 mph slider from Minnesota’s Josh Winder on July 5.

Minnesota’s Willi Castro replaces Altuve on the AL roster, and Baltimore outfielder Anthony Santander took the spot of Houston’s Kyle Tucker, who has not played since June 3 because of a bruised right shin.

PRE-ARBITRATION: Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson is projected to receive the largest amount from this season’s $50 million pre-arbitration bonus pool based on his regular-season statistics.

Henderson is on track to get $1,325,021, according to WAR calculations through July 7 that Major League Baseball sent to teams, players and agents in a memo that was obtained by The Associated Press.

Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr, is second at $1,192,410. He is followed by Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La Cruz ($846,669), Cleveland outfielder Steven Kwan ($820,588), and Boston outfielder Jarren Duran ($711,444) and pitcher Tanner Houck ($658,258). Royals left-hander Cole Ragans ($657,138), Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Sánchez ($587,189), Baltimore infielder Jordan Westburg ($580,918) and Texas infielder Josh Smith ($574,067) are next on the list.