Pittsburgh Pirates vs. L.A. Dodgers Prediction and Betting Odds. The 88-60 Pittsburgh Pirates set to take on the 85-62 L.A. Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California today September 20, 2015, first pitch is scheduled 4:10 PM

Betting Odds
Moneylines: Pirates -115 / Dodgers -105
O/U: 7 runs

Pitching Match Up
Pittsburgh: Gerrit Cole (16-8, 2.60 ERA)
Los Angeles: Mike Bolsinger (6-3, 3.13 ERA

In their last games: In Game 2 of this 3 game series yesterday the Pirates beat the Dodgers 3-2.

The Pirates head into L.A. for the 3rd game if a 3 game series. The 16-8 Gerrit Cole goes for the Pirates and the 6-3 Mike Bolsinger goes for the Dodgers. The Pirates open at -115 as the road favorite with a total of 7 runs. The Pirates snapped their 4 game losing streak with their win over the Dodgers yesterday. In that win Pittsburgh handed reigning MVP and Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw his first loss since late June. The Pirates are 4 games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central and they lead the NL Wild Card 1 game up on the Chicago Cubs. Pittsburgh ranks 16th in the Majors in runs scored and 2nd in team ERA. The Dodgers had won 2 straight before yesterday’s loss and they are in first place in the NL West with an 8.5 game lead over the San Francisco Giants. They rank 19th in runs scored and 3rd in team ERA.

Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers Key Betting Trends

Pittsburgh is 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
The Pirates are 7-2 in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Pittsburgh has an Over record of 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Los Angeles is 18-6 in their last 24 overall.
The Dodgers are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
Los Angeles has an Under record of 9-3 in their last 12 home games.

Key Player Injuries

PIRATES
[CF] 07/19/2015 – Gorkys Hernandez 15-day DL (7/13) ( Shoulder )
[P] 08/08/2015 – Deolis Guerra 60-day DL (8/7) ( Knee )
[RF] 06/24/2015 – Corey Hart 60-day DL (6/22) ( Shoulder )
[LF] 05/07/2015 – Andrew Lambo 60-day DL (5/4) ( Plantar Fasciitis )
[P] 09/02/2015 – Casey Sadler 60-day DL (9/1) ( Forearm )
[SS] 09/17/2015 – Jung Ho Kang out for season ( Knee )
[P] 04/06/2015 – Brandon Cumpton 60-day DL (3/27) ( Elbow )

DODGERS
[P] 04/06/2015 – Hyun-Jin Ryu 60-day DL (3/27), out for season ( Shoulder )
[P] 04/28/2015 – Brandon McCarthy 60-day DL (4/26), out for season ( Elbow )
[P] 04/06/2015 – Bronson Arroyo 60-day DL (4/6), out for season ( Elbow )
[2B] 09/15/2015 – Jose Peraza out indefinitely ( Hamstring )
[LF] 09/16/2015 – Carl Crawford “?” Saturday vs. Pittsburgh Pirates ( Back )
[SS] 09/16/2015 – Jimmy Rollins out indefinitely ( Finger )
[SS] 09/01/2015 – Enrique Hernandez 15-day DL (8/31) ( Hamstring )
[RF] 08/28/2015 – Yasiel Puig 15-day DL (8/28) ( Hamstring )

Consensus Pick (Moneyline)
Pittsburgh: 90%
Los Angeles: 10%

Free MLB Pick

The Pirates have won 2 in a row and 4 of their last 5 games with Gerrit Cole on the hill and in his last outing he went 6 innings and gave up 3 earned runs in a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs. In his career he is 9-2 with a 3.05 ERA in September and in 3 career starts against the Dodgers he is 2-0 with an ERA of 4.50. Mike Bolsinger will be making his 3rd start today since being called up from AAA and while he is 1-0 in the 2 starts since back with the big club he has an ERA of 6.23. The Dodgers are 6-2 in Bolsinger’s last 8 home starts.

With Cole on the hill the Pirates will win this game and take the series.

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