Pittsburgh Pirates (16-7) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (12-11)
Game Info: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 6:35 pm (PNC Park)
Johan Oviedo (2-1) (2.22) vs Noah Syndergaard (0-3) (4.91)
Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Pirates +110 / Los Angeles Dodgers -130 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Los Angeles Dodgers will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 1 of their series on Tuesday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dodgers Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 12-11 this season and they have won three of their last four games. Los Angeles is coming off of a series win against the Cubs, where they won three of the four games played in the series. The Los Angeles pitching staff has a 4.37 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a .256 opponent batting average this season. The Dodgers offense has scored 121 runs with a .229 batting average and a .327 on base percentage. James Outman is batting .311 with seven home runs and 19 RBI’s for the Dodgers. The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Noah Syndergaard, who is 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP over 22.0 innings pitched this year.
Pirates Preview
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 16-7 this season and they have won seven games in a row. Pittsburgh is coming off of a series win against Cincinnati, where they won all four games played. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 3.63 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .242 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 111 runs with a .250 batting average and a .329 on base percentage this season. Bryan Reynolds is batting .294 with five home runs and 18 RBI’s for the Pirates. The projected starting pitcher for Pittsburgh is Johan Oviedo, who is 2-1 with a 2.22 ERA an a 1.15 WHIP over 24.1 innings pitched this year.
Trends
Los Angeles is 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 58-23 in their last 81 Tuesday games. The under is 8-1-2 in Los Angeles’ last 11 Tuesday games. Pittsburgh is 7-0 in their last 7 games and 8-2 in their last 10 Tuesday games. The under is 5-0 in Pittsburgh’s last 5 home games. The over is 42-18 in these two teams last 60 head to head meetings in Pittsburgh.
Pick
Pittsburgh comes into this game with one of the best records in all of baseball and they are on a seven game winning streak. Los Angeles just took three out of four games against the Cubs, but they have had some issues with their pitching. The Dodgers will start Noah Syndergaard, who has allowed five earned runs over his last 12.0 innings pitched. The Pirates will turn to Johan Oviedo, who has allowed two earned runs in his last 19.2 innings pitched. I am going to ride the hot hand with the Pirates here.
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David’s Pick Pirates ML
AUTHOR: David Racey
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