Dodgers at Pirates 6/5/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Tuesday night MLB action, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates will begin a three-game series from PNC Park. The Dodgers are riding high after sweeping the Rockies at Coors Field and scoring 33 runs over the three games. Los Angeles is a game below .500 overall and 2.5 games behind the NL West Division leading Arizona Diamondbacks.

Twenty-eight year old righty Ross Stripling (3-1 1.68 ERA) will make his seventh start of the season for the Dodgers. Last time out, Stripling allowed just four hits and one run over seven frames during an 8-2 victory versus Philadelphia. The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to turn things around and have lost 12 of their last 16 games overall. On Sunday, the Pirates were no-hit for eight innings during a 5-0 loss at St. Louis. Pittsburgh is a game above .500 overall and 6.5 games behind Milwaukee for the NL Central Division lead.

The Pirates will turn to twenty-five year old righty Joe Musgrove (2-0 0.64 ERA) in the series opener. Through 14 innings this season, Musgrove has struck out 12 batters and owns a solid 1.14 WHIP.