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

Oneil Cruz led off the game against Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-2) with a walk and later stole second base. With two outs, Enmanuel Valdez singled to right field to plate Cruz and give the Pirates (11-16) a 1-0 lead.

Paul Skenes strikes out nine in duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Paul Skenes' performance to guide the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Dodgers was dominant with nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.