Snell shines as Dodgers blank Pirates 4‑0
LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Blake Snell allowed two hits over six scoreless innings, struck out six and earned his second win as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Sunday evening at Dodger Stadium. Snell improved to 2-1. Lake Bachar (1-3) took the loss, giving up one run over two innings.
The Dodgers scored once in the first when Shohei Ohtani crossed on Mookie Betts’ double play. Alek Thomas singled home Tommy Edman in the fourth, and Hunter Feduccia singled in Kyle Tucker. Freddie Freeman scored on Max Muncy’s groundout in the fifth.
Los Angeles collected six hits, while Pittsburgh had two. Carmen Mlodzinski allowed three runs in three innings; Khristian Curtis tossed three hitless innings for the Pirates. Edgardo Henriquez, Brock Stewart and Alex Vesia combined for four strikeouts in relief.
The Dodgers improved to 80-51, and the Pirates fell to 63-69. Attendance was 44,092, and the game lasted 2:34.