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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers Final — August 22, 2026

Saturday, August 22 · 7:16 PM ET
Last 10 games
-2-6+12+4-4+5-3+3+1-1
Game by game
+1+2-1+2-3-4+6+1+2+1
5-5
Last 10
7-3
+9
Net
+7
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
2,131 mi3,429 km
Travel to the game
Home
−3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About 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 Saturday, August 22 at 7:16 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Pirates +227, Dodgers -270) prices the Pirates at 30% and the Dodgers at 70%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Los Angeles Dodgers won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5): Pittsburgh Pirates covered.
  • Combined score 7 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
  • Los Angeles Dodgers closed at -270 on the moneyline (a 70% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenDodgers -1.5 (-115)
Pirates +1.5 (-105)
CloseDodgers -1.5 (-122)
Pirates +1.5 (+102)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o -115 / u -105)
Close7.5 (o -110 / u -109)
Moneyline
OpenPirates +215 30%
Dodgers -265 70%
ClosePirates +227 30%
Dodgers -270 70%

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 23 times since 2023: the Pirates won 10 and the Dodgers 13.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 21, 2026Pirates 4, Dodgers 5
Dodgers won


Jun 11, 2026Dodgers 8, Pirates 6
Dodgers won


Jun 10, 2026Dodgers 8, Pirates 9
Pirates won


Jun 9, 2026Dodgers 12, Pirates 3
Dodgers won


Sep 4, 2025Dodgers 3, Pirates 5
Pirates won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Pittsburgh Pirates

Los Angeles Dodgers

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