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

The Pirates win, anchored by Skenes, drops the Dodgers to 16-10 and gives them their second three-game losing streak of 2025. They remain in third place in the hotly contested NL West. Pittsburgh, meantime, improve to 11-16 but remain in last place in the NL Central.

But the 6-foot-6, 260-pound Skenes seems as likely to maintain his durability as anyone. He throws baseball pitches like he's pulling off magic with a Wiffle Ball. The Pirates wil