MLB: LA Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates will host the Los Angeles Dodgers at 7:05 PM ET, on May 10, 2011. The Pirates will have Kevin Correia as their starting pitcher as he tries to take them to four straight wins.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (18-17) beat the Dodgers 4-1 on Monday night with Neil Walker hitting a double in the decisive inning. The last time that the Pirates were above .500 was back in 2004. While this is a minor milestone, the Pirates are looking to get out of 18 straight losing seasons.
May has been good to the Pirates, with them going 6-2 and having an ERA of 1.03 of the last four games. With Correia leading the rotation, he looks to bring his first win to the Pirates while at home. In his last two years on the Padres he won 22 games but has had most of his success while on the road.
As for the Los Angeles Dodgers, they have lost 7 of their last 9, and have scored less than 2 runs, 6 different times. They will look to some of their hitters to get them out of that hole. Andre Ethier just had a 30 game hitting streak snapped but came back against the Pirates for a triple and two doubles.
The Dodgers will have Ted Lilly take the mound and see if he can bounce back from his dismal performance last Wednesday against Chicago. He currently has struggled in his road starts and has a 6.75 ERA, going 0-1.
