Paul Skenes Better But Dodgers Rock Bullpen to Down Pirates

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PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes delivered his first quality start in nearly a month, but the Los Angeles Dodgers poured it on against the bullpen to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-3 at PNC Park on Tuesday night.

Scoring Plays​

Bottom 1st, 2-0 PIT: Bryan Reynolds and Ryan O’Hearn connected on back-to-back home runs off Eric Lauer. It was the the second time the Pirates (34-33) hit back-to-back home runs this season. The first instance was by the same duo on March 31 against the Reds.

Top 2nd, 2-1 PIT: After back-to-back hits to start the inning gave the Dodgers (43-24) runners on the corners, Kyle Tucker got a run back with a sacrifice fly to center off Paul Skenes.

Top 6th, 2-2: Down to their last strike in the inning, Max Muncy hit a chopper past Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe and into right field for a game-tying RBI single.

Top 7th, 12-2 LAD: The Dodgers struck for 10 runs against Wilber Dotel (1-1) and Brandan Bidois. Dotel allowed six runs (five earned) and Bidois allowed four runs (two earned) before Dennis Santana came in and got the final out. Errors from catcher Henry Davis and Lowe at second base, a two-run home run from Andy Pages, an RBI double from Shohei Ohtani, RBI singles from Ryan Ward and Freddie Freeman, back-to-back bases-loaded walks to Alex Freeland and Ohtani and a Pages sac fly were how the Dodgers accounted for all 10 runs.

Bottom 9th, 12-3 LAD: After a Reynolds double, Marcell Ozuna ripped an RBI single to left field off Tanner Scott.

Key Moments​

The first nine batters of the inning reached against Wilber Dotel and Brandan Bidois before the first out of the inning. It was the first time the Pirates allowed 10 runs in an inning since the Reds scored 10 runs in the second inning on July 29, 2019.

Player of the Game​

The entirety of the Dodgers offense.

Stat to Know​

The Pirates have now lost five straight games that Paul Skenes has started, the longest stretch of his career. Their last win with Skenes on the mound came on May 12 against the Rockies at PNC Park.

Notable Performances​

• Paul Skenes: 6.0 innings, six hits, two runs, two walks, seven strikeouts, 103 pitches/62 strikes
• Wilber Dotel: 0.0 innings, five hits, six runs (five earned), one walk, no strikeouts, 29 pitches/18 strikes
• Brandan Bidois: 0.2 inning, two hits, four runs (two earned), three walks, one strikeout
• Bryan Reynolds: 2 for 4, one home run, one double, one RBI, two runs
• Ryan O’Hearn: 1 for 4, one home run, one RBI, one run

Noteworthy​

• The Pirates’ losing streak extended to four games.
• The Dodgers out-hit the Pirates 15-5.
• Paul Skenes’ stretch of 14.1-straight scoreless-innings pitched against the Dodgers came to an end when the Dodgers scored in the second inning. It was the first time this year Skenes allowed a second-inning run.
• Andy Pages’ home run off Wilber Dotel was the first the rookie right-hander allowed since the first batter he faced in the big leagues (Rays’ Junior Caminero).
• Oneil Cruz (recurrent left hand discomfort) was scratched from the original lineup and was placed by Jake Mangum in center field. Cruz’s status is day-to-day.
• The Pirates added C/1B Rafael Flores Jr. to the taxi squad. Pittsburgh also traded Triple-A Indianapolis RHP Carson Fulmer to the Seattle Mariners.

Up Next​

RHP Jared Jones (1-0, 4.82 ERA) will make his third start of the season for the Pirates on Wednesday night. RHP Shohei Ohtani (6-2, 0.74 ERA) will be on the mound and at the plate for the Dodgers. First pitch: 6:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh, MLB Network/93.7 The Fan.

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