Bellinger enters Friday tops in the N.L. in batting average (.394), on-base percentage (.478), OPS (1.243) and wRC+ (224). Bell isn’t too far behind the Dodgers’ prized lefty, sitting atop the RBI (47) and extra-base hit (33) leaderboards while nipping at Bellinger’s heels in average (.339, second in NL) and OPS (1.125, third in the senior circuit).
The Dodgers will start Walker Buehler (4-1, 3.83) while the Pirates counter with Michael Feliz (2-0, 4.63) in an opener role. Steven Brault (1-1, 8.24) will be the “featured” pitcher.
First pitch is at 7:05 p.