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.

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,

Paul Skenes pitched 6 1/3 innings of five-hit ball with a season-high nine strikeouts, winning his duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers.