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Julio Urías takes the mound this Thursday for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium. The Mexican southpaw is looking for his first win since May 13 after going down with an injury for more than 8 weeks.
The culichi pitched for the first time after returning from the disabled list against the Kansas City Royals but allowed 5 runs in 3.0 innings of work and took the loss.
Urías is in one of the worst seasons of his career with a record of 5 wins, 5 losses, a 4.94 ERA and a 1.23 whip. The last victory of the Mexican left-hander was on May 13 against the San Diego Padres when he pitched 7.0 innings and received 2 runs.
The Mexican will face the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second time this season. In their first meeting, they did not do very well after receiving 6 runs, 2 home runs and 7 hits in 5.2 innings to take the loss.
Julio Urías is in his last year of contract with the Dodgers in which he receives 14.25 million dollars and will be one of the best pitchers in free agency when the 2023 season ends.
Dodgers rally to get within game and a half of Arizona
The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied and defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Wednesday. to move within 1.5 games of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the NL West lead.
The Dodgers team fell 0-4 to the Pittsburgh offense that punished rookie Bobby Miller.
But in the fifth inning, the Dodgers mounted a 4-run rally led by a back-to-back of JD Martínez and David Peralta. Martinez hit a 3-run homer to go ahead 5-4 and then Peralta added the final lead to 2 runs.
The Dodgers have 5 wins and 5 losses in their last 10 games so they’ll want to end the week before the All-Star break on a high note and retake the NL West lead.