The Pirates (40-44) were completely overmatched against the Dodgers (45-39) in the series opener on Monday night. Their 21-hit parade really took things back to 17…76. The offensive onslaught by LA had more fireworks than any game this season for the Dodgers, but here’s hoping they saved some runs for the rest of the star-spangled series.
| Pirates | Dodgers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:10 PM | Los Angeles | ||
| CF | Meadows | LF | Pederson |
| 2B | Harrison | 2B | Muncy |
| RF | Polanco | 3B | Turner |
| C | Diaz | 1B | Bellinger |
| 3B | Freese | RF | Kemp |
| 1B | Bell | C | Grandal |
| LF | Dickerson | SS | Taylor |
| SS | Mercer | CF | Hernandez |
| P | Nova (R) | P | Kershaw (L) |
The Dodgers will try to take advantage of a semi-scuffling Arizona team who have lost four straight.