For the second start in a row, Yoshinobu Yamamoto found himself at the center of a must-see pitching matchup made for the big screen. But this time around, the Dodgers' right-hander was bested by his counterpart,

Alex Vesia, Luis García, and even Noah Davis pitched well out of the L.A. pen in relief of Yamamoto for four scoreless innings combined including two shutout innings by Davis. This isn’t exactly a juggernaut Pittsburgh lineup to be fair.

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