Paul Skenes outdueled Yoshinobu Yamamoto, striking out nine in 6⅓ scoreless innings to lead the Pirates to a 3-0 win Friday night.

Friday's ballyhooed pitching matchup between Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Yoshinobu Yamamoto night half-delivered on expectations. While Yamamoto, the National League's ERA leader coming into the night,

The eyes of the baseball world were on Dodger Stadium on Friday night, where two of the game’s premier arms were going up against each other. And Paul Skenes, for his part, more than lived up to the hype in outmatching Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.