Alex Vesia, Luis García, and even Noah Davis pitched well out of the L.A. pen in relief of Yamamoto for four scoreless innings combined including two shutout innings by Davis. This isn’t exactly a juggernaut Pittsburgh lineup to be fair.

Another week, another must-see pitching matchup featuring Yoshinobu Yamamoto. But this time around, the Dodgers' right-hander was bested by his counterpart, the Pirates' Paul Skenes. One start after tossing seven scoreless innings to outduel the Rangers' Jacob deGrom,

Paul Skenes pitched 6 1/3 innings of five-hit ball with a season-high nine strikeouts, winning his duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the slumping Lo