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08/22 21:08 CDT Skubal fans 11 for his first Dodgers win as Los Angeles rallies
past the Pirates, 4-3
Skubal fans 11 for his first Dodgers win as Los Angeles rallies past the
Pirates, 4-3
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Tarik Skubal struck out 11 to earn his first win as a
Dodger, Kyle Tucker singled in the tying and go-ahead runs in the fifth inning,
and Los Angeles rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Saturday night.
The NL West leaders won their fifth in a row and ninth in 12 games with their
37th comeback win of the season.
After a rough first inning in which he trailed 3-0, Skubal (8-7) settled down
and retired 20 of his final 23 batters. The left-hander allowed three runs and
five hits in seven innings with one walk. His strikeouts were one off his
season high and two off his career best.
Tanner Scott retired the side in the ninth to earn his 19th save.
Skubal was 0-2 with a 3.18 ERA in his first three starts with the Dodgers, who
acquired the two-time Cy Young Award winner in a blockbuster deal with the
Detroit Tigers ahead of the trade deadline earlier this month.
Tucker snapped an 0 for 25 skid at home with his two-run RBI to right, giving
the Dodgers their first lead, 4-3. Mookie Betts got hit by reliever Yohan
Ramrez to open the inning and Max Muncy followed with a double to set up
Tucker, who again received encouraging applause from the sellout crowd of
53,417.
The Pirates had the tying run on third in the eighth after Esmerlyn Valdez
doubled off reliever Evan Phillips. Pinch-runner Billy Cook took third on a
passed ball by catcher Ben Rortvedt. Jack Dreyer came in and got Cruz on a
called third strike to end the threat.
Yohan Ramirez (6-4) took the loss in relief.
After three hitless innings, the Dodgers finally got to Pirates starter Jared
Jones in the fourth. Teoscar Hernndez and newly called up Alek Thomas had
back-to-back RBI singles that pulled them within 3-2.
The Pirates jumped on Skubal in the first, taking a 3-0 lead. Oneil Cruz had a
two-run triple --- his first of the season --- to right and Rafael Flores Jr.
followed with an RBI groundout to second.
Jones gave up two runs and three hits in four innings while striking out five
and walking five.
Pirates reliever Camilo Doval pitched one inning of scoreless relief in the
sixth before being ejected.
Up next
The Pirates had yet to announce a starter for Sunday's series finale against
Dodgers LHP Blake Snell (1-1, 3.60).
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