Los Angeles DodgersvsPittsburgh Pirates
LAD 12/PIT 3
Things to say
Dodgers beat the Pirates 12-3 at PNC Park.
01
Yeah, Dodgers rolled the Pirates 12-3 last night. Pittsburgh just had nothing for them. Felt over by the fifth.
02
key player
LA's lineup top to bottom was relentless. The heart of the order kept turning it over and Pittsburgh's pen wore down fast.
03
hot take
Pirates are right at .500 and starting to look like a team that knows it. 34-33 against this schedule is not a fluke.
04
deep cut
Their manager went to the pen way too early. Once the starter was out, LA just teed off — that's how a three-run game becomes 12-3.
05
exit
Anyway, Dodgers are 43-24 now. Be more interesting when they see someone in their own weight class.
The recap
Dodgers came into PNC and absolutely bludgeoned the Pirates 12-3, this one was over by the middle innings. LA's bats got into Pittsburgh's starter early and never let up, while the Bucs' pen had nothing to slow them down once the manager went to it.
Pittsburgh drops back to .500 at 34-33 and you could feel the air go out of the ballpark after the Dodgers stacked crooked numbers. Just a buzzsaw of a road win for a Dodgers club that now sits at 43-24.