Pirates Preview: Bucs try for series win against mighty Dodgers
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The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their weekend series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-0 win on Friday night.
Paul Skenes was excellent and earned his third win of the season. The big right-hander threw 6.1-shutout innings and struck out a season-high nine batters. Enmanuel Valdez, Oneil Cruz and Ke'Bryan Hayes all had RBI singles.
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The Pirates (11-16) will look to clinch a series win against the Dodgers (16-10) as the series continues on Saturday night.
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