PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Interstat) — Jared Jones pitched six scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Friday in front of 22,363 at PNC Park. It was the opener of a three-game series.

Jones scattered three hits, struck out nine and improved to 3-6. Mason Montgomery allowed one hit in the ninth to earn his ninth save. Wilber Dotel added two scoreless relief innings for Pittsburgh.

The only run came in the bottom of the second when Jake Mangum doubled to right, scoring Konnor Griffin. Ryan Johnson took the loss, allowing one earned run on four hits over six innings with six strikeouts; he fell to 3-8.

Pittsburgh finished with five hits and Los Angeles with four. Bryan Reynolds went 2 for 4 for the Pirates, and Brandon Lowe had one hit. The Pirates improved to 70-72, while the Angels dropped to 53-88. The game lasted 2:32.