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Pittsburgh Pirates (63-67, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (78-51, first in the NL West)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Jared Jones (2-5, 4.78 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 72 strikeouts); Dodgers: Tarik Skubal (7-7, 2.85 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 135 strikeouts)
LINE: Dodgers -238, Pirates +206; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Pittsburgh Pirates, leading the series 1-0.
Los Angeles has a 38-26 record in home games and a 78-51 record overall. Dodgers hitters have a collective .429 slugging percentage to rank second in the NL.
Pittsburgh is 29-35 on the road and 63-67 overall. The Pirates have hit 156 total home runs to rank sixth in the NL.
Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Dodgers are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andy Pages has 25 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 80 RBIs while hitting .272 for the Dodgers. Mookie Betts is 12 for 38 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Nick Gonzales has 22 doubles, a triple and six home runs for the Pirates. Rafael Flores is 11 for 32 with a double and five home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 7-3, .235 batting average, 3.39 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Pirates: 5-5, .241 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: Dodgers: Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (back), Gavin Stone: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Blake Treinen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Edwin Diaz: 15-Day IL (neck), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Casparius: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Wrobleski: 15-Day IL (forearm), Will Smith: 60-Day IL (neck), Will Klein: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dalton Rushing: 10-Day IL (arm), Bobby Miller: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brusdar Graterol: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm), Ryan O'Hearn: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Konnor Griffin: 60-Day IL (finger)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
