NEW YORK -- Paul Skenes’ smile told the whole story. The Pirates' rookie right-hander had only two innings before he was going to be pulled from his final start of the season, but he wowed one last time at Yankee Stadium, striking out three while retiring all six batters he faced Saturday in Pittsburgh’s 9-4 win over New York.

Those three strikeouts were far from cheapies, too. After catching Juan Soto looking and Aaron Judge swinging in the first, Skenes finished his rookie campaign with a 99.6 mph fastball that caught the low inside corner to retire Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Skenes’ rookie campaign will go down as one of the best ever for a Pirates pitcher, if not for any rookie pitcher. He finished with an 11-3 record, a 1.96 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP and 170 strikeouts over 133 innings pitched, an effort that should keep him at the heart of the National League Rookie of the Year discussion this offseason.

The Pirates hit five homers Saturday, four off Yankees starter Luis Gil. Mike Burrows earned the win in his Major League debut, pitching 3 1/3 innings of two-run ball in relief of Skenes.