Pirates Hoping to Continue Recent Streak as They Welcome Dodgers to Town

Pirates Hoping to Continue Recent Streak as They Welcome Dodgers to Town

Pirates have moved to within 1.5 games of first

With their recent stretch of strong play, coupled with the Brewers slide, the Pirates have moved to within 1.5 games of first place in the hotly contested NL Central. Pittsburgh will send veteran Edinson Volquez to the mound on Monday night as he tries to extend the Pirates win streak to four games. His last time on the mound, Volquez recorded just his second career complete game. It came against the Cardinals.

Dodgers looking to separate themselves in the West

We are already down to a two-horse race in the NL West, which really is no surprise to anyone, between the Dodgers and the Giants. These two teams are tied for first heading into Monday night, but the Dodgers view this trip as one in which they can put some distance between them and the Giants. Hyun-Jin Ryu will get the ball for the Dodgers tonight as he looks to grab his 11th win of the season. He has 13 quality starts on the year.

We will place our bets for the Dodgers and Pirates at BetOnline.ag on Monday night, where the Pirates have the slight advantage at home. We will drop 10 percent of our bankroll on the Pirates and the -105 money line as they take the opener of this three-game set with Los Angeles. This could be a preview of a playoff series come October.