Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Picks and Prediction for Tuesday June 9 2026
Use Code SSWC The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 PM ET with coverage available on MLB.TV. At the time of this writing the odds were not released. Be sure to check out our free MLB picks.
Starting Pitchers Bring Contrasting Profiles
Los Angeles is expected to start Eric Lauer, who enters with a 2-5 record, a 5.74 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, 47.0 innings pitched, 47 hits allowed, 31 strikeouts, 18 walks, and 13 home runs allowed. Pittsburgh is expected to counter with Paul Skenes, who comes in with a 6-5 record, a 3.09 ERA, a 0.91 WHIP, 70.0 innings pitched, 51 hits allowed, 82 strikeouts, 13 walks, and six home runs allowed.
Dodgers Bring a Powerful Profile Into Pittsburgh
Los Angeles enters the matchup with a 42-24 overall record and a 20-12 road record. The Dodgers have gone 3-2 over their last five games, recently winning over Los Angeles twice and Arizona while recently losing to Los Angeles and Arizona.
The Dodgers are batting .262 with 345 runs, 579 hits, 90 home runs, a .343 on-base percentage, and a .441 slugging percentage. Their pitching staff has a 3.17 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, 180 walks, 588 strikeouts, and a .208 opponent batting average.
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Los Angeles’ biggest strength is balance. The Dodgers have the better batting average, more runs, more hits, more home runs, higher on-base percentage, higher slugging percentage, lower ERA, lower WHIP, fewer walks, and lower opponent batting average compared with Pittsburgh.
Pirates Look to Change Recent Direction at Home
Pittsburgh enters this contest at 34-32 overall and 18-15 at home. The Pirates have gone 1-4 over their last five games, recently winning over Houston while recently losing to Atlanta three times and Houston once.
Pittsburgh is batting .253 with 333 runs, 576 hits, 75 home runs, a .336 on-base percentage, and a .399 slugging percentage. The Pirates pitching staff owns a 4.06 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, 235 walks, 603 strikeouts, and a .231 opponent batting average.
Pittsburgh’s best statistical edge comes in strikeouts. The Pirates have 603 strikeouts as a staff, which is higher than Los Angeles’ total. However, the broader team numbers favor Los Angeles across both offense and run prevention.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Picks and Prediction
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Pick
- Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers Moneyline
Pittsburgh has the matchup predictor edge and the stronger listed starting pitching numbers, but Los Angeles has too many team-level advantages to ignore. The Dodgers hold the better overall record, better road record, stronger offensive numbers, and stronger pitching numbers overall. I’ll take Los Angeles to win a close road game.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Total Pick
- Take the under if the total is set at 8.
I would lean under if the number is 8 because Pittsburgh’s expected starter enters with a 3.09 ERA and 0.91 WHIP, while Los Angeles owns a 3.17 team ERA and a .208 opponent batting average.
Final Score Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers 4 – Pittsburgh Pirates 3
This prediction was written before the completion of game play on Monday.
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