LOS ANGELES DODGERS NOTES:
TODAY’S STARTER at PIRATES: LHP JULIO URĺAS (3-2, 3.33 ERA in 5 GS)
2023 NOTES:
• In his start against the Rockies on April 4, he hurled six innings of shut-out baseball, tabbing his 600TH career strikeout against Kris Bryant
• Tossed six innings on Opening Day against the Diamondbacks, giving up four hits and two earned runs while sitting down six…was his first
Opening Day nod of his career
• El Culichi is tied for fourth in the National League in wins (3) and tied for ninth in the NL with 30 strikeouts
• Over five starts, the southpaw owns a 3-2 record with a 3.33 ERA (10 ER/27.0 IP) with 30 strikeouts and five walks…has given up five homers and has produced a 1.22 WHIP
• Garnered a 1-1 record over three starts in Cactus League play, producing a 3.86 ERA (5 ER/11.2 IP) with six strikeouts against just three walks
• Key participant in the World Baseball Classic for Team Mexico, firing 9.0 innings in two starts against Colombia and Puerto Rico…struck out nine batters and walked three while allowing just one earned run on two hits
VS. PIRATES:
• Went 0-2 against the Buccos last season with a 4.50 ERA (6 ER/12.0 IP) with a 1.67 WHIP, striking out 12 over two starts…last pitched at PNC Park on May 31,
2022
• Owns an overall 3-2 record in seven games (four starts) with a 3.19 ERA (11 ER/31.0 IP) vs. the club, tallying 30 strikeouts and just seven walks…has allowed 33 hits in 130 batters faced
PITTSBURGH PIRATES NOTES:
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