The Dodgers, despite their poor play of late, are somehow a mere three and a half games out of first place heading into Monday night's series opener in Pittsburgh against the Pirates. With seven games this week against Pittsburgh and Arizona, there is a chance for the Dodgers to make a run, but then again both of those teams have better records and a better run differential than the Dodgers.
Chad Billingsley gets the start for the Dodgers tonight, opposed by Jeff Karstens in Pittsburgh. Tonight's 4:05 p.m. game will be televised by Prime Ticket. Here are tonight's lineups from PNC Park:
Dodgers (16-19)
Carroll SS
Miles 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Uribe 3B
Loney 1B
Sands LF
Barajas C
Billingsley P
Pirates (17-17)
McCutchen CF
Tabata LF
Jones RF
Walker 2B
Overbay 1B
Doumit C
Alvarez 3B
Cedeno SS
Karstens P
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