The Pittsburgh Pirates are a few weeks removed from their feel good Cinderella Story where they take the MLB world by storm through the first month of the season.
Now, their record has stumbled quite a bit, but yet they're still in second place in the NL Central and are sporting a record barely above .500 at 25-24.
This weekend, they'll take on the Seattle Mariners in a weekend series.
Can they find some new momentum in this interleague matchup?
Let's find out what the oddsmakers think for Game 1.
Pirates vs. Mariners odds, run line, and total
Pirates vs. Mariners prediction and pick
Which version of the Pirates is their true selves, the one that lead the National League for a time last month, or the one we've seen the past few weeks?
I think it's a lot closer to the version we've seen the past few weeks. In the month of May, they're dead last in the National League in OPS with a mark of .604. They're also tied for dead last in the Majors in batting average over the same span, batting just .214.
The Pirates will put out their best pitcher tonight, Mitch Keller, who has a 5-1 record and a 2.44 ERA. The problem is, the Mariners will also put out one of their best arms in George Kirby, who has a 5-3 record and a 2.62 ERA.
Even if Keller has a strong start, will the Pirates give him any level of run support? I'm not willing to bank on that.
Give me the Mariners to hand the Pirates another loss.
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