Kevin Correia entered a crucial start this afternoon against the Los Angeles Dodgers with Charlie Morton coming off the DL in a matter of days and A.J. Burnett not too far behind. Going up against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, Correia gave the Pirates a promising start, allowing 4 hits and 1 run in 6 innings pitched, leaving the game after six with a pitch count of 81. Correia struck out 3 and walked 2, throwing 52 pitches for strike.