Aug. 21, 2026 Updated 3:17 pm EDT
Rafael Flores leads the Pittsburgh Pirates into a contest versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, following his two-homer outing in a 4-3 victory over the Tigers, starting at 10:10 p.m. ET on Friday. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7, 2.60 ERA) gets the start for the Dodgers, who are 77-51 this season and first in the NL West. Bubba Chandler (6-8, 4.23 ERA) is starting for the Pirates, who are 63-66 and fourth in the NL Central.
How to watch Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles DodgersPirates vs. Dodgers odds
Favorite Moneyline: Dodgers -227
Underdog Moneyline: Pirates +185
Total: 8
Total Over Odds: -115
Total Under Odds: -105
Injury reportsDodgers
Dalton Rushing: 10 Day IL (Arm), Edwin Díaz: 15 Day IL (Neck), Will Klein: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Wrobleski: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Bobby Miller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Stone: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Blake Treinen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Will Smith: 60 Day IL (Neck), Brusdar Graterol: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Glasnow: 60 Day IL (Back), Ben Casparius: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Pirates
Endy Rodriguez: 10 Day IL (Hip), Ryan O’Hearn: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Mitch Keller: 60 Day IL (Arm), Konnor Griffin: 60 Day IL (Finger)
Stats to know
Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani is slashing .291/.388/.554 this season with 30 home runs (8th in MLB), 80 RBIs (9th in MLB) and an OPS of .942 (2nd in MLB). He has a 23.1% strikeout rate and a 13.1% walk rate in 540 plate appearances, and he has scored 82 total runs. Ohtani has recorded seven steals on 10 attempts.
In 548 plate appearances, Andy Pages has slashed .272/.338/.459 this season. He has hit 21 long balls and driven in 80 runs (9th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 19.3% and a walk rate of 8.2%. He has 12 stolen bases on 19 attempts. He has come around to score 72 times.
Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds is slashing .261/.370/.427 this season with 15 home runs, 66 RBIs and an OPS of .797. He has a 24.1% strikeout rate and a 13.4% walk rate in 560 plate appearances, and he has scored 85 total runs. Reynolds has recorded nine steals on nine attempts.
In 531 plate appearances, Brandon Lowe has posted a 28.8% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate while slashing .253/.318/.480 with 27 home runs (14th in MLB), 80 RBIs (9th in MLB) and 76 runs scored.
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Aug 21, 2026
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