MLB Odds: Pirates vs. Dodgers MLB Picks – September 16, 2009: California Dreamin? While the hated rival San Francisco Giants are helping their chances to get into the 2009 postseason, they’re taking a huge monkey off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ backs by handling the National League West’s second place, Colorado Rockies in the first two games of their series out in the Bay. Thus, the Dodgers have now extended their National League West lead to 5 games, while the Giants have trimmed the Rockies Wild Card lead to just 2½ with the series finale being played tonight at AT&T Park. 
The Dodgers will also conclude their series by trying to sweep the visiting Pirates. In that game, MLB Odds makers and MLB Picks experts at Bodog.com have listed the Los Angeles Dodgers [-300 ML] as the sports betting odds favorites to sweep the Pittsburgh Pirates [+250 ML] right out of town this afternoon beginning at 3:10 PM ET (12:10 PM PT). Please don’t forget that, before making your MLB Picks, get the latest sports betting odds for your free sports picks from the best online MLB Betting Odds sportsbooks.
Needless to say that if it wasn’t because of Andre Ethier extra innings heroics last night, LA wouldn’t have the brooms out. In the bottom of the 13th inning at around 12:10 PM PT (3:10 AM ET), Ethier took no time at all, jumping on the first pitch he saw from Pirates reliever Phil Dumatrait for a game-winning two-run blast that gave the Dodgers a 5-4 victory.
This is a sight Dodgers fans have gotten used to seeing, as it was Ethier’s ninth walk-off since the beginning of the 2008 campaign. "You pinch yourself now," said Ethier. "To hit one in a season, to hit one in a couple of years is a great thing… To hit more than a couple? I don't know what's going on. But it's fun and I'm going to enjoy it while I'm doing it."
After the game, an emotional Dodgers manager Joe Torre addressed the media: "As Yogi (Berra) would say, 'It's déjà vu all over again'. You've seen him do it, you want to visualize it. And when he does it, it's just surreal."
Tonight, going for the sweep on the mound will be RHP Hiroki Kuroda (6-6, 4.00 ERA) taking on the Pirates’ RHP Kevin Hart (4-6, 4.86 ERA). Hence, the OVER/UNDER for this, MLB Odds: Pirates vs. Dodgers MLB Picks – September 16, 2009 game has been officially set at a combined total of 9 runs scored.
