Originally billed as one of the team's promotional giveaway games, the first 20,000 fans in attendance were to receive the Skenes collectible.

Cleveland Guardians—rather than just the first 20,000—would receive a highly coveted Paul Skenes bobblehead, an audible called after droves and droves of spectators descended upon PNC Park. But unfortunately it wasn't the kind of W that matters—the Pirates were shut out 3–0 in the second game of their three-game series vs.

Paul Skenes, the Pittsburgh Pirates' ace who has shown the ability to make merchandise fly off shelves, started Saturday's 3-0 loss at PNC Park, and hours beforehand, fans lined up outside in the hopes of landing a bobblehead of the NL Rookie of the Year.