Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes will make his next start this week in the upcoming series. Skenes will pitch the finale of the series vs. the Chicago Cubs on May 1 at PNC Park, with first pitch set for 12:35 p.

Pittsburgh’s 22-year-old ace from Orange County pitches 6⅓ innings with a season-high nine strikeouts and wins in the L.A. area for the first time, handing the Dodgers their fourth loss in five

Paul Skenes and his parents got a suite at Dodger Stadium on Friday night and handed out tickets for about 35 aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Seemed like everybody Skenes knows from back home wanted to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates' 22-year-old ace from nearby Orange County when he took the mound against the Los Angeles Dodgers and their own top pitcher,