Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction 4/25/25 MLB Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Pittsburgh Pirates vs LA Dodgers  Prediction for this MLB game on Friday, April 25th, at Dodger Stadium. To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Pirates’ recent form and recent player performance

-The Dodgers’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Pittsburgh

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving LA

-Recent betting trends in games played between Pittsburgh and LA

-A summary that ties it all together produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Pirates and Dodgers. 

Pirates Continue to be Inconsistent

No one really had many expectations to start this season, and probably for good reason, this has been a season of inconsistency for them. The pitching was actually good in the series against the Angels though, and they know to continue the success in the future they are going to need to continue to get good pitching. 

The Pirates are averaging 3.6 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.24 runs per game. The offense is ranked 24th in the league while the pitching is ranked 13th. O’Neil Cruz has hit six home runs and driven in 12 RBIs. The Pirates are going to send Paul Skenes to the mound and he he hasn’t been as dominant as last year, but he’s still been good. Against the Cleveland Guardians in his last start he went seven innings giving up six hits and two earned runs. 

Dodgers Pitching Has Been An Issue

The Dodgers pitching has been an issue the last couple of games, and that led to some struggles against the Chicago Cubs. On Tuesday, the pitching gave up 11 runs, and on Wednesday, they gave up seven. The offense was good in each of the games buut they still ended up losing each of the games by a run. Teoscar Hernandez did have a strong game in the last one hitting a home run and driving in four RBIs. 

The Dodgers are averaging 4.64 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.32 runs per game. The offense is ranked 9th in the league while the pitching is ranked 15th. Getting the start for the Dodgers will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who sits with a 3-1 record and an ERA of 0.93. In his last start against the Texas Rangers he went seven innings giving up five hits and zero runs. Over his last three starts he has given up only one run total. 

Pittsburgh Pirates vs LA Dodgers Prediction

The Pirates offense is going to be awful here, and that will end up being the difference here. Yamamoto sits with a 3-1 record and an ERA of 0.93. Over his last two starts, he has given up zero runs total, and the Pirates are averaging 3.6 runs per game. They aren’t going to even get close to this number, and it’s going to be the Dodgers that will get the job done. The Dodgers are 6-0 in Yamomato’s last six home starts. Back the Dodgers on the run line.