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The Pittsburgh Pirates have played great baseball to get themselves right back in contention for postseason action. They were 4-0 down last night before scoring 8 runs in the last 2 innings to win 9-4. I believe they are showing good value on Saturday to get another W to in their pursuit of 1st place in the NL Central.
Vance Worley has been outstanding since being called up by the Pirates this year, going 4-1 with a 2.27 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. Being a follower of the Phillies, I knew Worley had the potential to be a solid number 3/4 guy in a rotation in the NL. He did struggle last season with the Twins but in 53 starts in the NL, he is 22-14 with an ERA of 3.43 and a WHIP of 1.18. Worley has had success against the Diamonbacks in the past going 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 0.81 WHIP in 3 career starts against Arizona.
Chase Anderson gets the nod for Arizona and he has pitched fairly well in his 12 starts in 2014. he is 6-4 with a 3.34 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. He has issued 13 walks in his last 5 starts and in 9 ‘Night’ outings this year, opponents have hit .280 against Anderson and he has pitched to a 1.53 ERA under the lights. In his only career start against the Bucs, Anderson gave up three ER on 8 hits and 3 walks over 3 2/3 IP of a 5-1 loss in early July.
I like the Pirates to get the Win tonight with an advantage on the mound and a team pushing for October baseball.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have played great baseball to get themselves right back in contention for postseason action. They were 4-0 down last night before scoring 8 runs in the last 2 innings to win 9-4. I believe they are showing good value on Saturday to get another W to in their pursuit of 1st place in the NL Central.
Vance Worley has been outstanding since being called up by the Pirates this year, going 4-1 with a 2.27 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. Being a follower of the Phillies, I knew Worley had the potential to be a solid number 3/4 guy in a rotation in the NL. He did struggle last season with the Twins but in 53 starts in the NL, he is 22-14 with an ERA of 3.43 and a WHIP of 1.18. Worley has had success against the Diamonbacks in the past going 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 0.81 WHIP in 3 career starts against Arizona.
Chase Anderson gets the nod for Arizona and he has pitched fairly well in his 12 starts in 2014. he is 6-4 with a 3.34 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. He has issued 13 walks in his last 5 starts and in 9 ‘Night’ outings this year, opponents have hit .280 against Anderson and he has pitched to a 1.53 ERA under the lights. In his only career start against the Bucs, Anderson gave up three ER on 8 hits and 3 walks over 3 2/3 IP of a 5-1 loss in early July.
I like the Pirates to get the Win tonight with an advantage on the mound and a team pushing for October baseball.
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