Paul Skenes struck out nine over 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-0 victory on Friday.

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

Another week, another must-see pitching matchup featuring Yoshinobu Yamamoto. But this time around, the Dodgers' right-hander was bested by his counterpart, the Pirates' Paul Skenes. One start after tossing seven scoreless innings to outduel the Rangers' Jacob deGrom,