Pirates Smacked in Rubber Match vs. Dodgers; Pages Caps Off Historic Series

Andy Pages continued to torment the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were defeated 9-2 by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

How We Got There

Andrew McCutchen and Enmanuel Valdez hit back-to-back home runs off Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow to give the Pirates (11-18) a 2-0 lead.

Andrew McCutchen sends this one 407 feet 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/3XZss5d35F

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 27, 2025

And Enmanuel Valdez goes back-to-back 💥 pic.twitter.com/rTtHLVXbGW

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 27, 2025

McCutchen finished the game with four hits in four at-bats, but the rest of the Pirates’ lineup combined to go 5 for 30.

The Dodgers (18-10) claimed a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the first inning off Bailey Falter (1-3). The last of those three runs came via a Pages RBI single to left.

Mookie Betts tacked on another run in the second inning with a sac fly to center field.

Teoscar Hernández hit a solo home run to open the bottom of the fifth inning, and after Freddie Freeman singled to center, Kyle Nicolas came in from the bullpen.

On Nicolas’ first pitch, Pages hit a two-run home run to center to extend the Dodgers’ lead to 8-2. The following inning, Pages drove in another run with a single off Nicolas.

Key Moment

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts put Pages into the lineup for the third-straight day.

Star of the Game

Andy Pages finished 4 for 5 with a home run, four RBI and a run scored. He finished the series with 10 hits in 12 at-bats. Entering the weekend, Pages was hitting .183 — he’s now hitting .277.

Notable Pirates’ Performances

• Bailey Falter: 4.1 innings, eight hits, seven runs (five earned), two walks, two strikeouts, 81 pitches/54 strikes.
• Andrew McCutchen: 4 for 4, one home run, one RBI, one run
• Enmanuel Valdez: 1 for 2, one home run, one RBI, one run
• Adam Frazier: 2 for 4

Stat to Know

McCutchen and Valdez gave the Pirates their first back-to-back home runs of the season. Nick Gonzales and Bryan Reynolds were the last Pirates’ players to go back-to-back last year on Sept. 27 against the Yankees.

Noteworthy

• Andrew McCutchen recorded his first four-hit game since May 4, 2022 while with the Brewers. He went 4 for 5 against the Reds.
• Tyler Glasnow was pulled from the game after 1.0 inning due to right shoulder discomfort.
• 1B Spencer Horwitz started a rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona on Sunday and went 1 for 2 with a walk.

Up Next

The Pirates have a day off on Monday and will kick off a six-game homestand against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.