LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Skenes and his parents got a suite at Dodger Stadium on Friday night and handed out tickets for about 35 aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. “I was playing for free tonight,” he joked. Seemed like everybody Skenes knows from back home wanted to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 22-year-old ace from nearby Orange County when he took the mound against the Los Angeles Dodgers and their own top pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Skenes outdueled Yamamoto, pitching five-hit ball into the seventh inning on a career-high 108 pitches. He retired Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts three times apiece, and he stranded Freddie Freeman after both of his hits. Skenes (3-2) got the victory in Pittsburgh’s 3-0 win over L.A., racking up nine strikeouts with no walks. Pittsburgh’s five hits off Yamamoto were all singles, but he also issued four walks — two in his 32-pitch first inning. While Yamamoto eventually settled in with an impressive mix of pitches, his teammates couldn’t help him out. The two teams play again today.