Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 62-44 Pittsburgh Pirates play host to the 62-46 Los Angeles Dodgers tonight in MLB action on the grass of PNC Park, August 7, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Dodgers -135/Pittsburgh +125
O/U Total: 6
Pitching Matchup
Clayton Kershaw (L) W/L 9-6 WHIP 0.91 ERA 2.37
Gerrit Cole (R) W/L 14-5 WHIP 1.10 ERA 2.29
Los Angeles defeated Philadelphia 10-8 yesterday. They are 2-1 on their road trip and 6-1 in their last 7 games. Pittsburgh had the day off yesterday. They are 1-1 on their homestand and 6-3 in their past 9 games. They are 36-18 at home in 2015.
This is the first matchup of the season between these two clubs. The Pirates won the season series 5-2 in ’14 and have a 7-3 advantage in the last 10 contests between these two teams.
Kershaw earned his 4th-straight win in his last start, a 3-1 win over the Angels. He allowed 0 runs for the 4th-straight game. He fanned 7 in 8 innings of work. He has surrendered only 2 ERs in his last 6 outings and has 18 Q starts (including 12 in a row) on the year.
Cole was a 4-3 loser at Cincinnati in his last start. He allowed 2 ERs over 5 innings and fanned 8. He has 17 Q starts on the season.
Only 6 Dodgers have faced Cole before. OF Yasiel Puig is 5-6 (.833) with an RBI and a stolen base while OF Andre Ethier is 3-6 (.500) with 2 RBIs. The 4 other hitters who have seen the right-hander before are a combined 2-16 (.125) with 1 RBI.
Pirates’ C Chris Stewart is 6-12 (.500) against Kershaw with a solo HR while OF Andrew McCutchen is 6-19 (.316) with a solo HR. UT Michael Morse is 2-6 (.333) vs. the left-hander while OF Starling Marte is 2-7 (.286). The 4 other hitters who have faced Kershaw before are a combined 5-46 (.109) with 0 HRs, RBIs or SBs.
Los Angeles at Pittsburgh Betting Trends
Los Angeles is 6-1 straight up in their last 7 games overall.
The Dodgers are 2-6 straight up in their last 8 games against Pittsburgh.
The game total has gone over in 6 of the Dodgers last 9 games against Pittsburgh.
The Pirates are 6-3 straight up in their last 9 games overall.
Pittsburgh is 5-2 straight up in their last 7 home games against the Dodgers.
Injury Report
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Bronson Arroyo P 60-Day Disabled List
Carlos Frias P 15-Day Disabled List
Chris Hatcher P 60-Day Disabled List
Brandon McCarthy 60-Day Disabled List
Hyun-Jin Ryu P 60-Day Disabled List
Justin Turner 3B 15-Day Disabled List
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
A.J. Burnett P 15-Day Disabled List
Brandon Cumpton P 60-Day Disabled List
Josh Harrison 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Corey Hart 1B 60-Day Disabled List
Andrew Lambo OF 60-Day Disabled List
Jordy Mercer SS 15-Day Disabled List
Rob Scahill P 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Betting (Moneyline)
Los Angeles: 65%
Pittsburgh: 35%
Free MLB Pick
It most seasons betting against Kershaw might seem like a money losing proposition, but in 2015 the Dodgers are only 12-9 in the left-handers 21 starts padding the bankrolls of bettors willing to fade the Dodgers in his starts. However, Kershaw does come into this game sizzling with four straight starts where he has allowed zero runs covering a combined 34 innings. On the mound for the Pirates is Gerrit Cole who has been outstanding at home this season with an 8-2 record and 2.60 ERA. He has struggled against the Dodgers active roster with the batters hitting .393 against him in 29 plate appearances.
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