Yet again, a Dodgers win won’t help them in the NL West standings.
After the Giants beat the Mets for the second straight night, a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates would only let the Dodgers keep pace with their rivals at four games back in the division.
Early in the night, it looked like the Dodgers would rue missed opportunities, as they stranded two runners in each of the first two innings. But two doubles in the third helped them break through and they eventually got to Pirates starter Wil Crowe and reliever Cody Ponce for two runs apiece, setting the table for a lead that would hold for the rest of the game.