MLB Preview LA Dodgers (29-30) at Pittsburgh Pirates (30-29). Tuesday, June 5th First Pitch at 7:05
MLB Preview LA Dodgers (29-30) at Pittsburgh Pirates (30-29) by entity wagering investment company mkinvestllc. Tuesday, June 5th First Pitch at 7:05 PM EST, PNC Park, Pittsburgh.
Surprisingly we find a battle of 4th place teams as the LA Dodgers travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates. Heading into game one of this 3 games series we are pretty sure no one expected both these teams to be in fourth place. The Dodgers head into Pittsburgh off a 3-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies scoring 33 runs in the 3 games. Pittsburgh heads home after a 4-game series with Cards where they went 1 – 3. This is the first meeting between these two teams this year and last year the Dodgers had their way with Pittsburgh going 6 – 1 in 2017. LA is 7 – 3 in their last 10 games overall while Pittsburgh is 3 – 7 in their last 10 games overall. This game will see a matchup of two red hot pitchers as each has an ERA under 1.00 over their last 3 starts. LA looks to get to the .500 mark for the first time since April while Pittsburgh looks to get to the .500 mark for the first time this year.
The LA Dodgers will send red hot pitcher Ross Stripling to the mound in game 1. Stripling is 3 – 1 overall with an ERA of 1.68 allowing just 10 runs over 48.1 innings and has 59 strikeouts. Over his last 3 starts Stripling is 3 – 0 with an ERA of 0.92. Stripling has faced Pittsburgh just once in his career, back in 2016 taking the 1 - 5 loss.
Not to be outdone, the home Pittsburgh Pirates send just as hot pitcher Joe Musgrove to counter Stripling. Musgrove will be making his 3rd start of the season and is 2 – 0 with an ERA of 0.64. Musgrove has gone 14 innings allowing 1 run on 12 hits with 12 strikeouts. Musgrove has never faced the LA Dodgers before.
Inside the numbers with entity wagering investment company mkinvestllc:
The Dodgers have been red hot on the road going 7 - 0 in their last 7 road games and 8 - 0 in their last 8 games if facing a team with a winning record. LA is 5 – 0 when facing a right-handed starter on the road. Long term the Dodgers are a solid 83 - 33 the last 116 games coming off a win and 70 - 28 in their last 98 games when they scored more than 4 runs. The Dodgers are 0 - 4 in their last 4 games when facing the NL League Central. The Dodgers are 6 - 0 over their last 6 games when Striplings starts and is off a quality outing.
The Pirates are 7 - 3 over their last 10 games with a day off and are 16 - 7 in their last 23 home games when facing a team with a losing record. Pittsburgh is 2 - 5 the last 7 times they faced a right-handed starter.
Head-to-Head we find the Dodgers are 6 - 1 over the last 7 meetings and 4 – 1 in the last 5 games played in Pittsburgh. Long term, the Over is 38 - 17 in the last 55 meetings played in Pittsburgh.
Opening Line: LA Dodgers -1.18 Pittsburgh +1.08, Total is set at 7.5
Prediction: LA Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh 3