Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers

What it means

• Season series: LAD win series 3-0.
• Dodgers have won 5 straight.
• Pirates 29-37 on the road; Dodgers 40-26 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · 6h ago

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ESPN · 3d ago

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Recap · 3d ago

Pages delivers go-ahead single in 7th as Dodgers beat Braves 4-1 to clinch NL Division Series

ESPN · 4d ago

Dodgers hold 2B Rojas out of Game 4 due to sore back

Recap · Sep 27

Griffin's homer helps Pirates finish with winning record, beating Detroit 4-2

Preview · Sep 27

Tigers try to sweep series against the Pirates

Injuries and inactives

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

• Oneil Cruz CF

  Knee, Bruise, left
  Day-To-Day
• Braxton Ashcraft SP

  Arm, Soreness, right
  15-Day-IL
• Esmerlyn Valdez RF

  Hamstring, Strain, left
  10-Day-IL
• Isaac Mattson RP

  Hip, Inflammation
  15-Day-IL
• Mitch Keller SP

  Shoulder, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL

Dodgers1st in NL West

• Miguel Rojas 2B

  Back, left
  Day-To-Day
• Ben Casparius RP

  Shoulder, Inflammation, right
  60-Day-IL
• Gavin Stone SP

  Shoulder, Inflammation, right
  60-Day-IL
• Jake Cousins RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL
• Will Klein RP

  Elbow, Soreness, right
  60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Lake Bachar SP

Probable starter · 2-4, 3.43 ERA, 93 K, 1.12 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Nick Gonzales3B
2. 2Esmerlyn ValdezRF
3. 3Bryan ReynoldsDH
4. 4Brandon Lowe2B
5. 5Rafael Flores Jr.C
6. 6Nick YorkeLF
7. 7Spencer Horwitz1B
8. 8Jared TrioloSS
9. 9Billy CookCF

Dodgers1st in NL West

Blake Snell SP

Probable starter · 4-1, 1.90 ERA, 55 K, 1.10 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Shohei OhtaniDH
2. 2Freddie Freeman1B
3. 3Mookie BettsSS
4. 4Max Muncy3B
5. 5Tommy Edman2B
6. 6Kyle TuckerRF
7. 7Teoscar HernandezLF
8. 8Alek ThomasCF
9. 9Hunter FeducciaC

The series

Last 5

PIT

• No games yet this season.

LAD

• Wvs PIT4-0
• Wvs PIT4-3
• Wvs PIT5-4
• W@ COL6-4
• W@ COL7-6

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California · Attendance 44,092

Officials

Mike Estabrook (Home Plate Umpire), Lance Barrett (First Base Umpire), Malachi Moore (Second Base Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (Third Base Umpire)