8 hours Ago By OLIVIA PARKER, LAPRESSE
aul Skenes' performance to guide the to a 3-0 shutout of the was with nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. shone in and among the most important moments was the strikeout applied to who was powerless against the quality of the star's pitches, who won the pitching duel against another Japanese: drove in runs for the , who have won three of four on their visit to Southern after claimed victory in this exciting pitching duel. Skenes shines in front of his family in Los Angeles (3-2), a native of , won in the metropolitan area for the first time, while his family and friends watched from a suite at The 22-year-old Pittsburgh ace allowed only one runner to reach third, throwing a career-high 108 pitches, and retired Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts three times each.
(3-2) labored through five innings, allowing five hits, four walks and three runs, only one of which was earned. He had allowed just one unearned run in 19 innings in his previous three starts. The Dodgers' losing streak The have lost three games in a row and four of five, after beginning a six-game homestand with just their third home loss in 13 games this season.
attacked immediately in a 32-pitch first inning. Cruz walked, stole second and scored on two-out single. reached second on 's throwing error in the fifth inning and scored on 's 117.
6 mph single. added an RBI single before escaped. After hit a double in the fifth, struck out with a curveball that made him buckle.
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