Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers Final — August 21, 2026
Last 10 games
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Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Pirates visited the Dodgers on Friday, August 21 at 10:11 PM ET.
The total closed 8, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Pirates +210, Dodgers -240) prices the Pirates at 31% and the Dodgers at 69%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Los Angeles Dodgers won by 1.
- Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5): Pittsburgh Pirates covered.
- Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 8: Over.
- Los Angeles Dodgers closed at -240 on the moneyline (a 69% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Pirates +1.5 (-109)
Pirates +1.5 (+100)
Dodgers -235 67%
Dodgers -240 69%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 22 times since 2023: the Pirates won 10 and the Dodgers 12.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | Dodgers 8, Pirates 6 Dodgers won | ||
| Jun 10, 2026 | Dodgers 8, Pirates 9 Pirates won | ||
| Jun 9, 2026 | Dodgers 12, Pirates 3 Dodgers won | ||
| Sep 4, 2025 | Dodgers 3, Pirates 5 Pirates won | ||
| Sep 3, 2025 | Dodgers 0, Pirates 3 Pirates won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pittsburgh Pirates team stats
- Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Sep 27)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Detroit Tigers 4 (Sep 26)
- St. Louis Cardinals 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (Sep 24)
Los Angeles Dodgers
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