LA Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Live Stream: Watch Online MLB Game Streaming

Jul 22, 2014 06:46 PM EDT
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez (23) is greeted at home plate by left fielder Carl Crawford (3) after Gonzalez scored a run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the third inning at PNC Park. "

The Pittsburgh Pirates and LA Dodgers are playing at PNC Park on Tuesday night in the second game of their series and the matchup is live at 7:05 pm ET and has Josh Beckett against Vance Worley and both teams are looking to keep things going in the second half as they try and make the playoffs in the NL and this has names like Andrew McCutchen, Yasiel Puig and Adrian Gonzalez facing off.

The Dodgers and Pirates are each fighting hard for playoff position and coming into things, they each are alive in the division race and wild card and that means they could be battling each other eventually. LA came up and took the lead from the Giants in the NL west and now the central division is very close with the Brewers, Cardinals, Reds and Bucs all right in the mix in the standings.

The Dodgers come out of the break playing very well and they made up a double digit lead by the Giants in the division and now are right there with San Francisco chasing back. Beckett comes into the game pitching well and he is hoping that continues through this game and he has done well on the road against Pitt before. The Dodgers come into the game after winning the first matchup and they will have Dan Haren against Francisco Liriano in the next game on Wednesday for the finale.

The Dodgers come into the game hitting the ball well, as they are ranked in the top 10 in batting average, runs, on base and slugging in the league. The pitching has been in the same post and they are there in the top five in ERA and quality starts and in the top 10 in WHIP and BAA. The Dodgers have been one of the most consistent teams in the league this year and they are looking to win the NL west again and right now it is a two horse race, as they are up big over the Padres, who started selling with a deal for Chase Headley to the Yankees.

The Pirates are playing after losing to the Dodgers and they are ranked in the top half of the league in runs, batting average and slugging percentage and the team is ranked second in on base percentage this season. The team is 11th in ERA in the league and they need a solid start from Worley, as the Dodgers have played well on the road.

Check here for the Pittsburgh Pirates and LA Dodgers live coverage from MLB for the game.

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