Los Angeles Dodgers (78-61, first in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (63-77, fifth in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Thursday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Blake Snell (3-3, 2.41 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (9-9, 2.05 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 187 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -124, Pirates +104; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates, on a six-game home winning streak, host the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Pittsburgh has a 63-77 record overall and a 41-30 record in home games. The Pirates have the fifth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.88.
Los Angeles has gone 33-35 in road games and 78-61 overall. Dodgers hitters have a collective .329 on-base percentage, the fifth-best percentage in the majors.
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