Pittsburgh’s 22-year-old ace from Orange County pitches 6⅓ innings with a season-high nine strikeouts and wins in the L.A. area for the first time, handing the Dodgers their fourth loss in five

Paul Skenes pitched 6 1/3 innings of five-hit ball with a season-high nine strikeouts, winning his duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto didn't have his best stuff on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the Los Angeles Dodgers starter kept them in the game. The Dodgers lineup needs to clean up their act when Yamamoto is on the hill.