The Los Angeles Dodgers went full force in shoring up their only roster weakness from 2024, but it might not have been enough. After navigating persistent starting pitcher injuries en route to their World Series championship last season,

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 ).

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.