MLB - 911 Milwaukee Brewers @ 912 Pittsburgh Pirates
(Starting Pitchers: S. Marcum vs J. Karstens)
Milwaukee will start the returning Marcum, who is coming from the DL due to an elbow injury. He pitched 71 pitches in a rehab start in Triple-A, but he will of course be limited on his pitch count tonight and we all know how poor the Brewers bullpen is and therefore, even if Marcum has a good outing tonight, the Pirates will have the opportunity to pound the Brewers bullpen later in the game.
The Pirates will start Karstens tonight, who has been very solid lately. He has a 3.60 ERA, a 3.74 FIP and a 3.94 xFIP in August and he is coming from two runs allowed on two hits in 7.0IP against St Louis. He has good numbers against the Brewers with .227 BA and .760 OPS in 97 AB's, so I believe he will have another good outing tonight.
With Pittsburgh trying to get revenge from yesterday's loss and with the very solid Karstens surely giving them more security in terms of pitching than the returning Marcum and the terrible Brewers bullpen, I believe the Pirates will bounce back tonight and get a comfortable win in here. I'll be taking Pittsburgh tonight.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 912 Pittsburgh Pirates ML (w/ J. Karstens) @ -131 / 1.76 on 5Dimes
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