Series hangs in balance as upstart Pirates face Dodgers again

For a weekday afternoon game in April, the rubber match in a series Thursday between the Pittsburgh Pirates and visiting Los Angeles Dodgers shapes up as fairly meaningful.

The Dodgers are trying to regain the dominance of their monster 2022 season, when they won 111 games. There were some hintsthat it might be happening when they stormed back from a five-run deficit to win the series opener Tuesday 8-7 for their second