Paul Skenes fell behind in the count 3-1 to Shohei Ohtani in Friday's fifth inning and could think only one thing: "Crap." At that point, the Pittsburgh Pirates' young ace thought he had nothing to lose.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace starting pitcher Paul Skenes made baseball history on Friday night when he dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Skenes, the reigning National League Rookie of the Year,

Friday's ballyhooed pitching matchup between Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Yoshinobu Yamamoto night half-delivered on expectations. While Yamamoto, the National League's ERA leader coming into the night,