Will Rogers
Arizona vs. Pittsburgh
Pick: Over 9
The set-up: The D'backs are a dominating 21-8 at home (tied with the Dodgers for MLB's best home record) but were cooled off in Milwaukee over the weekend. The Diamondbacks had won 10 of 11 (six wins were at home) before dropping games Saturday and Sunday to the Brewers, allowing 15 runs in the process. They are 2-2 on their 11-game road trip (their longest trek since 2010) and continue their road trip in Pittsburgh on Memorial Day in the first of a three-game series. The Pirates had won nine of 15 but suffered a 7-2 loss against the New York Mets on Sunday night, giving up 14 hits.
The pitching matchup: Randall Delgado (1-0 & 3.82 ERA) will take the mound for Arizona and Trevor Williams (2-3 & 5.93 ERA) for Pittsburgh. Delgado made his first start of the 2017 season Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, allowing two runs (just one earned) on three hits over four innings of a no-decision. He had given up only one run in 14 1/3 innings of relief, prior to that start. Delgado 0-1 with a 4.95 ERA in 14 career appearances (one start / 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA!) against the Pirates. Williams has made four consecutive starts after opening the season as a reliever, and his best was a win at Arizona on May 13 in which he yielded one run and four hits over five innings (that's his lone start against the D'backs).
The pick: I don't have much (any?) faith in either of these two starters, so I'll play the over.
Arizona vs. Pittsburgh
Pick: Over 9
The set-up: The D'backs are a dominating 21-8 at home (tied with the Dodgers for MLB's best home record) but were cooled off in Milwaukee over the weekend. The Diamondbacks had won 10 of 11 (six wins were at home) before dropping games Saturday and Sunday to the Brewers, allowing 15 runs in the process. They are 2-2 on their 11-game road trip (their longest trek since 2010) and continue their road trip in Pittsburgh on Memorial Day in the first of a three-game series. The Pirates had won nine of 15 but suffered a 7-2 loss against the New York Mets on Sunday night, giving up 14 hits.
The pitching matchup: Randall Delgado (1-0 & 3.82 ERA) will take the mound for Arizona and Trevor Williams (2-3 & 5.93 ERA) for Pittsburgh. Delgado made his first start of the 2017 season Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, allowing two runs (just one earned) on three hits over four innings of a no-decision. He had given up only one run in 14 1/3 innings of relief, prior to that start. Delgado 0-1 with a 4.95 ERA in 14 career appearances (one start / 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA!) against the Pirates. Williams has made four consecutive starts after opening the season as a reliever, and his best was a win at Arizona on May 13 in which he yielded one run and four hits over five innings (that's his lone start against the D'backs).
The pick: I don't have much (any?) faith in either of these two starters, so I'll play the over.
