DODGERS THE WEEK AHEAD

TODAY

AT PITTSBURGH

* Schedule: 4 p.m.

* Television: Fox Sports West 2

* Radio: KXTA (1150), KWKW (1330)

* Pitching matchup: Darren Dreifort (5-3, 5.02 ERA) vs. Todd Ritchie (4-3, 3.71)

* Last year’s series: The Dodgers won seven of 12 games, and they haven’t lost a series to the Pirates since 1992. Valdes nearly pitched a perfect game against the Pirates last year, retiring 27 of 28 batters--all except Kevin Young, who singled in the eighth inning--in a 2-0 victory.

* About the Pirates: They’re hanging tough, extending their home winning streak to five games with Tuesday’s victory over the Dodgers. The Dodgers are 26-25 and the Pirates are 27-24, although the Dodgers opened the season with a $79-million payroll and the Pirates opened at $22 million. All-star catcher Jason Kendall extended his hitting streak to 12 games Tuesday and hit .423 during May.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

VS. ANAHEIM

* Schedule: 7 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

* Television: KCAL (Channel 9) Friday; KTTV (Channel 11) Saturday; Fox Sports West 2 Sunday

* Radio: KXTA (1150), KWKW (1330)

* Last year’s series: The Dodgers lost three of four games, although the series was overshadowed by the firing of Manager Bill Russell and General Manager Fred Claire on the eve of the first game, leaving Orange County native Glenn Hoffman to make his managerial debut at Edison Field. Hoffman lost his first two games before Raul Mondesi and Gary Sheffield homered in a 6-5 victory.

HISTORY LESSON

A look back at this week in Dodger history:

June 2, 1995: Hideo Nomo wins his first major league game in his seventh start, holding the Mets to one run and two hits in eight innings.

June 4, 1972: With all three men in attendance, the Dodgers retire the uniform numbers of Roy Campanella (39), Sandy Koufax (32) and Jackie Robinson (42) in a pregame ceremony.

June 7, 1982: Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000 consecutive game for the Dodgers.

Source: Dodger records