The Dodgers had no problem toppling one of the best young pitchers in the sport Saturday night.
When it came to their own promising rookie starter, however, the team suffered yet another potential injury blow.
While the Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates and rookie sensation Paul Skenes 4-1 at Dodger Stadium, they lost one of their own burgeoning arms — River Ryan — to a forearm injury in the fifth inning of his fourth career start.
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A former two-way player who had blossomed on the mound in the Dodgers farm system, Ryan entered Saturday with a 1.