The Dodgers take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in Memorial Day action. The Pirates are on the second leg of a west coast road trip/They dropped two of three to the Padres in their first stop. The Dodgers have won six of their last seven games and swept Arizona over the weekend. Zach Thompson gets the call for the Pirates. He is 2-4 this season with a 5.50 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP. The Dodgers will counter with Walker Buehler on the mound. He is 6-1 this season with a 2.91 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP.

The L.A. Dodgers are 40-14 in their last 54 home games vs. a right-handed starter and 132-57 in their last 189 vs. a team with a losing record.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 22-56 in their last 78 road games, 1-5 in their last 6 games as an underdog, and 2-8 in their last 10 during game 1 of a series. The Dodgers have won 46 of their last 60 home games facing the Pirates. Pittsburgh ranks second to last in the Majors in runs scored. The Dodgers can score runs in their sleep and should have no problem putting up crooked numbers against Thompson.

Play on the LA Dodgers minus 1.5 runs. This is a 6* play.