Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers Picks and Predictions for Saturday, August 22nd, 2026
Pirates vs Dodgers Game Information
The Pittsburgh Pirates continue their West Coast road trip Saturday night with another game inside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles at 7:15 PM against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pittsburgh is chasing a .500 record coming into this matchup and is currently at the bottom of the National League Central standings. The Los Angeles Dodgers stay home Saturday, and they are one of the best teams in baseball, atop the National League West. Stay in the news with our MLB Picks.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates offense has mustered a .256 batting average this season, scoring 646 runs on 1136 hits. Pittsburgh has a .333 OBP and a .411 team slugging percentage this season. The Pittsburgh pitching has failed them, with a 4.29 team ERA. Nick Gonzales leads the Pittsburgh offense this season with a .310 batting average. Brandon Lowe has a .253 batting average and leads the team with 27 home runs and 80 RBIs.
Dodgers Preview
The Los Angeles offense has a .260 batting average this season, having scored 640 runs on 1121 hits. Los Angeles has a .335 OBP and a .430 team slugging percentage. The Dodgers pitching has been just as stout, with a 3.70 team ERA. Freddie Freeman leads Los Angeles this year with a .303 batting average. Shohei Ohtani has a .291 batting average and leads the team with 30 home runs and 80 RBI's.
Pirates vs Dodgers Pitching Matchup
Jared Jones will be on the mound Saturday for Pittsburgh. Jones is 2-5 this season with a 4.78 ERA across 64 innings. Tarik Skubal will counter for Los Angeles. Skubal is 7-7 with a 2.85 ERA through 113.2 innings.
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Pirates vs Dodgers Pick
Los Angeles holds the advantage in nearly every area and will have one of baseball’s premier pitchers on the mound. The Pirates will struggle to generate consistent offense against Skubal, while the Dodgers offense will lead the charge. Take Los Angeles to win comfortably at home.
- Pick: -1.5
- Secondary: Over 7.5
- Lean: Shohei Ohtani Over 1.5 Bases
Final Score Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers win 9-1.
Game Written Before completion of the game on Friday.
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