Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) slides safely into second, driving in a run with a double, as Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe, left, holds the tag, throughout the seventh inning of a baseball sport in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
PITTSBURGH — Andy Pages hit a two-run homer and added a sacrifice fly throughout a seventh-inning outburst in opposition to Pittsburgh’s bullpen because the Dodgers rapidly pulled away as soon as Pirates ace Paul Skenes exited in a 12-3 win on Tuesday evening.
Skenes, the reigning NL Cy Young winner, allowed two runs and struck out seven in six innings. He retired Los Angeles star Shohei Ohtani all thrice he confronted the four-time MVP, getting Ohtani to floor out twice and fanning him as soon as in his finest begin in practically a month.
When Skenes left, the Dodgers pounced.
Dalton Rushing led off the seventh with a single off Wilber Dotel (1-0), superior to 3rd on a single via the opening by Alan Freeland and scored the go-ahead run when Pirates catcher Henry Davis’ try to choose Rushing off third hit the Dodger catcher as a substitute and rolled away.
Things solely received higher for Los Angeles. Ohtani adopted with an RBI-double and Pages hit his fourth dwelling run in 12 profession video games in opposition to the Pirates to make it 6-2. A throwing error by Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe, a few bases-loaded walks, and Freddie Freeman’s 2,five hundredth profession hit — a pointy RBI-single to heart — highlighted the remainder of Los Angeles’ largest inning since an 11-run outburst in opposition to St. Louis on June 2, 2021.
Will Klein (2-2) picked up the win in aid of starter Eric Laurer, who allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Bryan Reynolds and Ryan O’Hearn hit back-to-back homers in the primary to present Pittsburgh some early momentum. Pittsburgh managed simply three hits the remainder of the best way to drop its fourth straight sport and fall again to only one sport over .500 at 34-33.
Skenes is now 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA over his final 5 begins.
Up subsequent
The sequence continues tonight when Ohtani (6-2, 0.74 ERA) goes for his fifth straight victory on the mound. The two-way celebrity has allowed only one run over his final 4 begins. Jared Jones (1-0, 4.82) begins for Pittsburgh.