The Los Angeles Dodgers go for their fourth straight win when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates to start this series on Friday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Pittsburgh Pirates in their final series of the season, starting on Friday night. The Dodgers won the first series back in June in Pittsburgh, 2-1. LA is running away with the National League West once again with a 77-51 record, and the Dodgers are 37-26 at home. They are going for their fourth straight victory after a series sweep on the road against the Colorado Rockies. The Pirates are still technically in the chase for the final NL Wild Card spot with a 63-66 record, and they are 29-34 on the road. Pittsburgh is playing well lately, going for its fourth win in its last five games tonight, but the Pirates will need to keep up that pace the rest of the way to make it to October. Pittsburgh is 5.5 games out of the third and final NL Wild Card spot, which is currently held by the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers are the huge -245 favorites to win this opener on Friday at home. That is because they will start Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is 12-7 with a 2.60 ERA in 145.1 innings. The Pirates will counter with Bubba Chandler, who is 6-8 with a 4.23 ERA in 121.1 innings.

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Game Date: Friday, Aug. 21, 2026

Game Time: 10:10 p.m. ET

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Location: Dodger Stadium – Los Angeles, CA

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The Dodgers completed the sweep against their NL West rivals, beating Colorado 6-4 in 10 innings on Wednesday. Mookie Betts played the hero in the extra-innings win. LA went up 4-0 by the fourth inning, highlighted by a solo shot from Betts and a two-run homer from Kike Hernandez. The Rockies scored four straight to tie it by the seventh inning. But Freddie Freeman broke the tie in the 10th with a sac fly, and then Betts drove in another off an RBI single to complete a three-hit night. LA beat Colorado 10-3 to win the series.

The Pirates won their series against the Detroit Tigers in the rubber match on Wednesday, 4-3. It was a huge comeback for the Pirates, who were losing 3-1 heading into the seventh inning. Rafael Flores Jr. got within a run in the inning with a solo shot. Then he tied the game in the bottom of the ninth off Kenley Jansen. Pittsburgh wasn’t finished, though, when Brandon Lowe walked off the game with another solo shot off Jansen with two outs.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers game will take place on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 10:10 p.m. ET. Tune in and catch some great MLB action.

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