Pittsburgh at Atlanta

The Pirates continue to be under-valued and are 9-7 outside of a five-game losing streak that they worked through. Most forget that this team lost 90+ games again last year, and was 51-44 through 95 games before their lack of pitching depth did them in late in the season. Atlanta built their 14-8 mark around a 10-1 stretch, and really have been mediocre otherwise as they are just 4-7 in their other 11 games. The Pirates have displayed something they haven't shown in decades and that is the ability to shake-off a loss and bounce back, as they are 6-0 in their last six when following a loss. For what it is worth, the Braves have suffered the Monday blues at 0-7 after the weekend. Play on Pittsburgh.