Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-196) Pittsburgh (+162)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (61-77) welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers (78-59) at PNC Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -196 while the Pirates are coming in at +162. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Shohei Ohtani and Braxton Ashcraft.

The Dodgers have accounted for 217 doubles as a team and have hit 202 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .437 and have struck out 1,158 times, while taking a walk on 506 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are earning 5.1 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in baseball. They have accrued 673 runs batted in in addition to 1,166 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .252. They have accumulated 700 runs while holding a team OBP of .329.

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The Dodgers have an earned run average of 4.08 so far this season (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,222 batters. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 159 home runs and 599 runs in total (17th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 462 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.10 as a unit this season. Los Angeles has given up 1,104 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 552 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29.

Dodgers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 123 times in addition to having 146 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 105 holds on the campaign (1st in baseball). The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 62.7% and have entered the game in 168 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves over the course of the season and have blown 22 out of their 59 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 193 base runners over the course of the season with 24.4% of them ended up scoring. The Dodgers have dispatched 486 relievers to the mound this season.

The Dodgers have turned 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,950 innings on the field, ranking them 16th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have earned 3,650 putouts this year, in addition to 1,166 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which is 8th in baseball, and have earned 90 double plays.

Ohtani has pitched in 513 innings and has tallied 652 K's so far in his career. Ohtani (39-20 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.04 while facing 2,086 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.09 (176 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.091. He has given up 380 base knocks (6.7 hits per 9 innings) with 180 walks.

Pittsburgh has compiled 100 HRs on the season to go along with 480 runs batted in. They have notched 206 doubles, while taking a walk 450 times as well as earning 500 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .307 and a team batting average of .234 for the year. The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .352 and they score 3.62 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,201 instances (8th in the league) and are sitting with 1,071 base hits.

The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.215 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a unit this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (1,089 strikeouts against 396 walks). They have a ranking of 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,082. They have surrendered 132 dingers and they relinquish 4.16 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 562 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.89 (525 earned runs relinquished).

With 113 save situations, the Pirates have 60 holds and also 21 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relievers step onto the hill in 51 save opportunities and they have come away with 30 saves. Their relievers have come in 133 times in high leverage situations and on 120 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.9% of 187 inherited runners. They sit at 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 58.8%, and they have dispatched 426 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 98 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (14th in pro baseball). The Pirates have 1,146 assists, 66 errors and have earned a total of 3,650 putouts on the campaign. In 10,950 innings on the field, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (4th in baseball).

Ashcraft (4-2 career record) is the owner of a 2.59 earned run average while allowing 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.20 and he has gone up against 214 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 15 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.152 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.6. So far in his MLB career, Ashcraft has allowed 45 base hits while tallying 48 punch outs in 52 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+162)

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