One can only imagine how good the Pirates numbers would look had Pittsburgh not opened the 2015 MLB season with a pedestrian 18-22 record. The Buccos rough start ran until May 22 and Pittsburgh was nine games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central standings at the time. Since then, due to a nice mix of timely hitting and stud pitching, the Pirates have posted a 29-12 record and trial the Red Birds by six games. The Buccos are 2.5 games up on the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card race.
To the surprise of many, San Diego opened a ten-game pre All Star break road trip with a pair of wins in St. Louis during the weekend. The run didn’t last as the Cardinals clawed back with a pair of wins to split the series. While both losses were close (2-1 and 3-1) the Padres continue to plummet as they are 7-13 over their last 20 games and they've been outscored by a 100-60 margin during the skid. San Diego is fourth overall in the NL West as the Friars are 7.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Padres vs Pirates Prediction: RHP A.J. Burnett (7-3 ERA 2.05) vs RHP Jeff Shields (7-3 ERA 4.14) is the pitchers duel tonight. Burnett is enjoying the best season of his 13-year career and he owns a sparkling 1.29 ERA over seven starts at home. While he continues mow down hitters via the strikeout (123 K's) Shields 4.14 ERA is a little rough – his 5.50 ERA during road games is more alarming. After taking time to ponder Pittsburgh’s relatively low price – we are going to plunder with the Pirates here. Give us a 500 unit wager on the Buccos money line odds posted at the BetOnline.ag sportsbook.
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