Philadelphia at Pittsburgh

It has been a pair of decades since the Pittsburgh Pirates have been a viable playoffs team, and World Champion contender. But at the halfway mark of this season, the Pirates have the best record in baseball. That comes with a price tag, and that is a steep line, as the bandwagon swells on the Pirates. The Pirates may be playing with the extra burden of matching their longest winning streak in nearly a decade. The Phillies have been at their best when playing elite teams - those that have a better than .600 winning percentage at home, where they have been 36-15 in their last 51, as well as 7-3 in their last 10 behind Pettibone to a total of 7 to 8.5. Take the visitors.