{"id":1018304,"date":"2026-08-23T03:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1018304\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T03:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T03:00:31","slug":"skubal-fans-11-for-his-first-dodgers-win-as-los-angeles-rallies-past-the-pirates-4-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1018304\/","title":{"rendered":"Skubal fans 11 for his first Dodgers win as Los Angeles rallies past the Pirates, 4-3"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES<\/strong> \u2013 Tarik Skubal<\/a> struck out 11 to earn his first win as a Dodger, Kyle Tucker<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

The NL West leaders won their fifth in a row and ninth in 12 games with their 37th comeback win of the season.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Tanner Scott retired the side in the ninth to earn his 19th save. <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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 Ram\u00edrez 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. <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Yohan Ramirez (6-4) took the loss in relief. <\/p>\n

After three hitless innings, the Dodgers finally got to Pirates starter Jared Jones in the fourth. Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez and newly called up Alek Thomas had back-to-back RBI singles that pulled them within 3-2.<\/p>\n

The Pirates jumped on Skubal in the first, taking a 3-0 lead. Oneil Cruz had a two-run triple \u2014 his first of the season \u2014 to right and Rafael Flores Jr. followed with an RBI groundout to second.<\/p>\n

Jones gave up two runs and three hits in four innings while striking out five and walking five.<\/p>\n

Pirates reliever Camilo Doval pitched one inning of scoreless relief in the sixth before being ejected. <\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

The Pirates had yet to announce a starter for Sunday’s series finale against Dodgers LHP Blake Snell (1-1, 3.60).<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

\nSee AP\u2019s full MLB coverage here<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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