LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Tarik Skubal struck out 11 over seven innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers erased an early three-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.

Pittsburgh scored three runs in the first inning. Oneil Cruz tripled in two runs and crossed on Rafael Flores Jr.’s groundout. The Dodgers answered in the fourth with two runs, then took the lead in the fifth when Kyle Tucker singled in two more. Tucker finished 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Max Muncy went 3-for-3.

Skubal allowed five hits and three earned runs while improving to 8-7. Tanner Scott earned his 19th save with a scoreless ninth. Yohan Ramírez took the loss for Pittsburgh, falling to 6-4. Jared Jones started for the Pirates and allowed two earned runs over four innings. The Pirates had six hits; the Dodgers had seven.

Attendance was 53,417, and the game lasted 2:44. The Dodgers improved to 80-51; the Pirates dropped to 65-69.