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- Handicapper
- Ben Burns
- League
- MLB
- Competition
- Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
- Time
- 05/23/2022 06:35 PM
- Bet Type
- Moneyline
- Pick
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Pittsburgh Pirates -130
(Caesars)
- Outcome
- Win
- Analysis
- I'm playing on PITTSBURGH. The Pirates got embarrassed yesterday. Motivated by that 18-4 beating, I expect them to bounce back and start the new week and series with a victory. For starters, the Rockies aren't as good as the Cardinals. They're 45-80 away from Colorado the past few seasons. Also, I expect the Pirates to enjoy an advantage on the mound. While the Pirates didn't give him any run support and hurt him with bad defense, Brubaker was quietly really sharp last time out. Better than his stat-line suggests. Though 5 2/3 innings, he struck out 10 batters. Teammate Michael Chavis commented: "As soon as I saw Shelty [manager Derek Shelton] coming out to pull him, you feel bad. You see the dude throw so well, you want him to have good results. It was just kind of unlucky. He looked great. Just sucks." Brubaker, meanwhile, had this to say: "I felt good. Finally felt like I was getting back to where I was in Spring Training, earlier in the year after being sick. Strength, energy, everything was clicking on time. It felt like it was all back." Brubaker, who has received a grand total of three runs in his past three starts, should finally get some support. Kuhl is 0-2 (team is 0-3) and has an ugly 7.24 ERA and 1.756 WHIP his past three starts. Pirates bounce back.