The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a sweep yesterday to the Colorado Rockies, thanks to the play of Matt Hemp. Kemp was on fire, tallying 3 hits, driving in 4 runs, and launching it in the eighth to put the Dodgers on top. Tonight they will open a 3-game set at Chavez Ravine against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pittsburgh recalled Nick Kingham from Triple A Indianapolis and he will get the nod tonight. Kingham is 2-3, with a 3.82 ERA, and has struggled on the road, with a record of 1-2 and a 4.86 ERA. The Dodgers will send the lefty, Alex Wood, to the rubber. Wood is 4-5, with a 4.00 ERA, but has been lights out in his last 3 starts, going 3-0 with a 2.41 ERA. The Pirates are winless in Kingham’s last 4 turns, 1-6 in their last 7 games against southies, and 2-8 in their last 10 meetings with the Dodgers.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS