Los Angeles Dodgers (78-59, first in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (61-77, fifth in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (9-2, 3.06 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 58 strikeouts); Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (3-7, 3.86 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 74 strikeouts)

Dodgers -182, Pirates +151; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.

Pittsburgh has a 61-77 record overall and a 39-30 record in home games. The Pirates have a 21-54 record in games when they have given up a home run.

Los Angeles has gone 33-33 on the road and 78-59 overall. The Dodgers have the seventh-best team batting average in MLB play at .252.

Tuesday's game is the fourth time these

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