Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-128) Pittsburgh (+106)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (77-59) are hitting the road to PNC Park on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (61-76). The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at -128 and Pittsburgh is sitting at +106. The total is 8. The men taking the mound will be Clayton Kershaw and Mike Burrows.

The Dodgers have earned 216 doubles as a squad and have smacked 201 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .438 and have been called out on strikes 1,148 times, while taking a walk on 504 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which is 2nd in the league. They have amassed 668 RBI's and 1,156 base knocks this season, while their batting average sits at .252. They have accounted for 695 runs while having a team OBP of .329.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.08 on the season (18th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,211 batters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 158 long balls in addition to 595 total runs (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 461 hitters and their FIP is 4.10 as a squad on the campaign. Los Angeles has conceded 1,097 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 548 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29.

The Dodgers have dispatched 484 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 193 runners for the season with 24.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 37 saves on the season and have not converted 21 of 58 save opportunities. The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 63.8% and stepped onto the hill in 167 save situations. The relievers have a total of 105 holds this season (1st in MLB). Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 123 times as well as having 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have 3,623 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,158 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 90 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of 10,869 innings, which has them sitting at 16th in pro baseball.

Kershaw has taken the mound for 2,830 innings and has totaled 3,026 K's in his MLB career. Kershaw (221-96 career record) has a FIP of 2.48 and he has gone up against 11,172 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 2.52 (792 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.014. He has given up 2,172 base hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) with 699 walks.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with a team OBP of .307 in addition to a team batting average of .234 on the season. They have been rung up on 1,189 occasions (7th in the league) and are sitting with 1,065 hits. Pittsburgh has recorded 99 home runs for the season to go along with 479 runs batted in. The Pirates have a SLG% of .353 and they are recording 3.64 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have 205 doubles, while walking 444 times as well as notching 498 runs.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.214 in addition to having a FIP of 3.88 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (1,080 strikeouts vs 393 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,074. They have relinquished 131 homers and they relinquish 4.15 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 557 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.90 (524 earned runs surrendered).

Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.9% out of 187 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 133 times in high leverage situations and on 120 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 113 save situations, the Pirates have recorded 60 holds and 21 blown saves. They are ranked 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 58.8%, and they have dispatched 423 relievers to the hill this season. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 51 save opportunities and they have recorded 30 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 97 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (14th in pro baseball). The Pirates have recorded 1,139 assists, 65 errors and have a tally of 3,626 putouts for the season. Out of their 10,878 innings played, the Pirates have a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (6th in baseball).

During his career, Burrows has given up 74 base hits while he has tallied 82 K's in 81 frames. Burrows (2-4 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.21 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 38 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.292 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and he has gone up against 348 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-128)

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