Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates 5/9/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

PNC Park will play host to a Monday night MLB clash between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dodgers (19-7) are riding a six-game winning streak and hold a 1.5 game lead over San Diego for first place in the NL West Division. Last night, Los Angeles SP Walker Buehler (4-1) lasted seven innings and gave up one run during a 7-1 road triumph against Chicago.

Twenty-five year old lefty Julio Urias (2-1 1.88 ERA) has been hot for the Dodgers. Over his last four starts, Urias has allowed just eight hits and two runs across 22 innings of work.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are two games below .500 at home and sitting in third place in the NL Central Division standings. On Sunday, Pittsburgh was limited to three hits and struck out 11 times during a 7-3 road loss against lowly Cincinnati. Michael Perez and Bryan Reynolds each homered in a losing effort for the Pirates (11-16). 

The Pirates will give the nod to twenty-nine year old southpaw Dillon Peters (3-0 0.00 ERA) on Monday. Over his last five appearances, Peters has fired nine plus shutout frames and allowed just two hits.