Paul Skenes tossed six shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 win and a three-game sweep over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.

Skenes (10-9) further solidified his case for his first National League Cy Young Award with another stellar performance. Lowering his ERA to an MLB-best 1.98, he picked up his third win in as many starts and has allowed only one earned run over that span (19 innings).

The reigning National League Rookie of the Year’s latest gem helped the Pirates secure their fifth win in their past six games. They are 12-4 over their past 16 games.

The Pirates continued to play spoiler against the Dodgers, who have lost four of their last five games.

Phillies 2, Brewers 0

Trea Turner snapped a scoreless

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