Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 10 (5/10): MLB

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Odds

Time	6:35 p.m. EST
Dodgers money line	-230
Dodgers run line	-1.5 (-135)
Pirates money line	+190
Pirates run line	+1.5 (+115)
Over / under	8.5

 

Key stats

	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pittsburgh Pirates
Record	19-8	12-16
Road / home record	9-6	6-7
Last 10 record	7-3	4-6
Streak	L1	W1
Over / under record	9-16-2	12-13-3
Runs / game	5.15	3.78
Runs allowed / game	2.31	5.44

 

Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates will play the 2nd game of the series at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The Pirates upset the Dodgers in the first of the series beating them 5-1.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers get here with a 19-8 record and have won 6 of their last 7 games. The team is averaging .235 at bat scoring 5.15 runs per game and allowing 2.3 runs. Freddie Freeman is batting for .317 AVG. Mookie Bets leads with 5 home runs and Trea Turner has 20 RBI. 

Julio Urias (2-2) allowed two runs in six-plus innings while scattering 11 hits. He struck out four and walked none.

Probable Pitcher: 

Tony Gonsolin (2-0, 1.64 ERA) will take the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Dodgers.Gonsolin (2-0) earned the win Wednesday against the Giants, tossing five innings and allowing one run on three hits and one walk while striking out five.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates get to this game with a 12-16 record and have won 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 3.78 runs and allowing 5.44 runs per game. Ke'Bryan Hayes is batting for .333 AVG. Daniel Vogelbach leads in home runs with 4 so far and Gamel has 13 RBI

Jose Quintana pitched six scoreless innings for his first win since 2019 and the first victory by a Pittsburgh starting pitcher.

Probable Pitcher: 

Bryse Wilson (0-1, 3.79 ERA) will take the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Pirates. While pitching out of the bullpen, Wilson delivered his best results of the season, as he kept Milwaukee off the board for four innings while striking out four and allowing only one baserunner.

BETTING TRENDS

LA Dodgers are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games on the road.

LA Dodgers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games.

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games against LA Dodgers.

Prediction

The Pirates upset the Dodgers in the first game of the series but they are still the second worst defense in the MLB allowing 5.44 runs per game, they are 0-5 in their last five games following a win and 0-5 in their last five home games against a right-handed starter. Gonsolin has been great this season and has allowed only 5 runs across 22 innings pitched in 5 starts. Take the Dodgers.

PICK: Dodgers -1.5 (-135)

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