Atlanta at Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates may finally have a competitive team. They have won four of their last five and stand just 2 games under the .500 mark. Their pitching has led the way of late, allowing opponents to cross the plate just eight times over the last five games, at 1.6 per contest. They will need that to continue tonight as they face one of the hottest pitchers in baseball in Jair Jurrjens. Jurrjens has made seven starts on the season for the Braves, and has yet to allow more than 2 runs in any of them. Jurrjens’ pitching prowess has been at its best in game one of a series, leading the Braves to a 23-7 mark to the UNDER when he pitches in the series opener. The Pirates, in series openers, have been UNDER to the tune of a 33-14-5 mark in their last 52. The UNDER gets the money.