PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 5: Jared Jones #37 of the Pittsburgh Pirates delivers a pitch in the third inning during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park on April 5, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
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Rookie Jared Jones pitched six shutout innings and Jack Suwinski homered after being called up from the minor leagues as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Jones (4-5) allowed three hits to the NL West-leading Dodgers while striking out six and walking three. That strong performance came after the 22-year-old right-hander was touched for seven runs in 4 1/3 innings in his last start, on Wednesday at Detroit.
It was a thrill for Jones to face the Dodgers because he grew up a fan in La Mirada, California.
“I mean, my summers growing up as a kid consisted of going to Dodger Stadium,” Jones said. “Going out there, facing them for the first time, throwing up six zeros and giving us a chance to win, that means everything.”
Jones threw a career-high 100 pitches.
“That´s no easy lineup to go through and that´s an understatement,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “To go through it the way he did and continue to execute pitches was really impressive to see.”
