L.A. Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction and Betting Odds. The 42-48 L.A. Dodgers are set to take on the 54-44 Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania tonight August 9, 2015, first pitch is scheduled 8:10 PM
Betting Odds
Moneylines: Dodgers -120 / Pirates +100
O/U: 8 runs
Pitching Match Up
Los Angeles: Alex Wood (7-7, 3.65 ERA)
Pittsburgh: Charlie Morton (7-4, 4.19 ERA)\
In their last games: In Game 2 of this 3 games series yesterday the Pirates beat the Dodgers 6-5.
The Dodgers go into Pittsburgh for the 3rd game in a 3 game series. The 7-7 Alex Wood goes for the Dodgers and the 7-4 Charlie Morton goers for the Pirates. The Dodgers are at -120 as the road favorite with a line sitting at 8 runs. The Dodgers have to happy the Giants are going through a slump, as L.A. is still hanging onto first in the NL West even as losers of 2 straight up 3 games on SF. The Dodgers rank a decent 14th in runs scored, but their team ERA ranks 4th in the Majors, but they have given up a combined 9 runs in their last 2 games. The Pirates have won 3 in a row and while they have a solid lead in the Wild Card race they still sit 6 games back of the steady St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. They have similar squad stats as the Dodgers ranking 17th in runs scored and 4th in team ERA.
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L.A. at Pittsburgh Key Betting Trends
Los Angeles is 2-5 in their last 7 road games.
The Dodgers are 0-4 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Los Angeles has an Over record of 4-1-1 in their last 6 games.
Pittsburgh is 37-16 in their last 53 home games.
The Pirates are 10-4 in Morton’s last 14 starts.
Pittsburgh has an Over record of 9-4-1 in the last 14 games.
Key Player Injuries
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Bronson Arroyo P 60-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
Deolis Guerra P 15-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: 56%
Pittsburgh: 44%
Free MLB Pick
Charlie Morton is coming off a great start not giving up any earned runs going 7 innings in a 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates have won 2 straight games with him on the mound after losing their previous 2. Pittsburgh has gotten the W in 10 of their last 14 games when Morton has gotten the start, but only once with him going and the Bucs being the home underdog. Atlanta’s Alex Wood is 1-1 with a 2.19 ERA 2 starts against the Pirates this season and is 1-0 with a 1.26 ERA in 2 career starts at Pittsburgh. In his first start for the Dodgers since coming in a trade from the Braves he was tagged up for 4 earned runs in a 6-2 loss to the Phillies.
Wood has to be happy to be dealt to a contender in the Dodgers and the Pirates will not get their first sweep of L.A. in the last 15 years with the Boys in Blue taking this game.
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