Late Thursday || Dodgers 3, Pirates 2

LOS ANGELES

Chris Capuano struck out seven in his first home game with the Dodgers, who scored all of their runs in the first inning against Jeff Karstens. Capuano (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits with no walks in 51/3 innings. The 33-year-old right-hander struck out five of his first eight batters, four of them on called third strikes with umpire Wally Bell working the plate. Javy Guerra, the sixth Dodgers pitcher, pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save in five attempts — all in a span of eight days. Karstens (0-1) gave up seven hits over five innings. Andrew McCutchen, who had three hits for the Pirates, was stranded at third base in the first and fourth innings. He finally got home in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Yamaico Navarro.

Associated Press