Dodgers-Pirates Who Will Cover?

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at PNC Park.

The Dodgers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Derek Lowe in this game. Lowe has a 13-11 record and a 3.48 ERA this season.

The Pirates will counter Lowe with Jeff Karstens. Righthander Karstens has a 4.46 ERA to go along with a 2-5 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

James Loney was 2-for-4 with three runs batted in, as the Dodgers drilled the Pirates 8-2 on Monday night.

Los Angeles won as -185 road favorites as the game played over the 9-run total listed by sportsbooks.

Manny Ramirez went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the Dodgers, while winning pitcher Hiroki Kuroda threw seven scoreless innings for Los Angeles.

Adam LaRoche hit a two-run bomb for Pittsburgh, as Ross Ohlendorf allowed two earned runs over three innings to take the defeat for the Pirates.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 78-72 SU
Pittsburgh: 63-87 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Dodgers’s last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh’s last 13 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games at home

Next up:
Pittsburgh home to LA Dodgers, Wednesday, September 17