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.

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,

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 Lo