The Dodgers continued their plod through this opening month, dropping their third in a row in a 3-0 loss to Skenes’ Pittsburgh Pirates.

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 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Two of Major League Baseball's best starting pitchers will square off on Friday night when Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers host Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates. First pitch at Dodger Stadium is slated for 10:10 p.m. ET ( GameTracker ).