Live signal · US · Detected 1 month ago

paul skenes is attracting unusual attention.

Explanation pending verification. The attention is real; its cause has not yet cleared our evidence standard.

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1000+Approximate traffic bucket

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WITT Attention Index for paul skenes in US. It combines a public traffic bucket, change in that bucket, attached coverage and cross-region presence.

View accessible data table

Observed	Traffic bucket	Attention Index
Sep 24, 20:10 UTC	1000+	56.0
Sep 24, 20:14 UTC	1000+	55.0
Sep 24, 20:20 UTC	1000+	55.0
Sep 24, 20:30 UTC	500+	49.9
Sep 24, 20:34 UTC	1000+	64.0
Sep 24, 20:40 UTC	1000+	55.0
Sep 24, 20:50 UTC	1000+	55.0
Sep 24, 20:54 UTC	1000+	55.0
Sep 24, 21:00 UTC	1000+	55.0
Sep 24, 21:10 UTC	1000+	55.0

What we know right now

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Coverage attached to the public signal

Don Kelly talks Paul Skenes' stellar outing, 2-1 winMLB.com
Pirates 2-1 Cardinals (Sep 24, 2026) Game RecapESPN
Paul Skenes ends his season with his 200th strikeout, helping the Pirates to win No. 81Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pirates beat Cardinals behind Paul Skenes’ strong start, Spencer Horwitz’s sacrifice flyTribLIVE.com
The Cardinals close out the Pirates series with a 2-1 lossYahoo Sports
Skenes is first Pirates starter with consecutive 200-K seasons in 60 yearsMLB.com