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The Los Angeles Dodgers' 10-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night was overshadowed by the three times Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate against Paul Skenes.
Ohtani had nothing but praise for Skenes, particularly in the first at-bat when the Dodgers superstar struck out by swinging at three fastballs that were all at least 100 mph.
"His stuff that first at-bat was really good," Ohtani told reporters after the game. "I couldn't put together good swings, but overall just really good stuff."
Ohtani got his revenge with hits in his next two at-bats against Skenes, including a two-run homer to center on a 100 mph fastball in the top of the third.