Paul Skenes outduels Yoshinobu Yamamoto as Pirates shut out Dodgers
- Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes outdueled Yoshinobu Yamamoto at Dodger Stadium on Friday night.
- This game opened a three-game series; Yamamoto entered on an 18-inning scoreless streak.
- Skenes, 22, pitched six scoreless innings, striking out nine batters while throwing a career-high 108 pitches.
- Yamamoto allowed three runs, one earned, over five innings and walked a season-high four batters.
- The Pirates won 3-0, giving the Dodgers their fourth loss in five games and dropping their record to 8-10 since opening day.
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Family day: Local kid Paul Skenes outduels Yamamoto, shuts down Ohtani in Pirates' 3-0 win in LA
Paul Skenes and his parents got a suite at Dodger Stadium on Friday night and handed out tickets for about 35 aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Paul Skenes outduels Yoshinobu Yamamoto as Pirates shut out Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — With cleats that were shades of Charlie Brown, right-hander Paul Skenes made sure it was the Pittsburgh Pirates who had the last laugh on the Dodgers. Atop his yellow spikes with black jagged trim, Skenes won a pitchers’ duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Pirates walked away with a 3-0 victory in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Originally lined up to face the Angels on Thursday, Skenes’ sched…
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