Paul Skenes and three Pittsburgh Pirates relievers—Ryan Borucki, Dennis Santana and David Bednar—combined for a shutout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, who are certainly not short on bats. It was the exact sort of performance you hope to see from a young ace going up against one of the best teams in baseball.

Paul Skenes stuns after outdueling the Dodgers, saying he’s built to throw 140 or even 150 pitches—challenging modern MLB norms.

Paul Skenes strikes out nine in duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Paul Skenes' performance to guide the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Dodgers was dominant with nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.