Pittsburgh at Atlanta

Pittsburgh lost for the fifth time in seven games on Wednesday and now face the Braves, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Mets on a walk-off homer by Ronald Acuna, Jr. The Pirates have lost seven of the past nine meetings overall and they are 0-6 on the road against Atlanta although they haven't met since 2019. Wil Crowe has not gotten much run support from his teammates and the Pirates have lost his last three starts. The right-hander has allowed 10 runs on 18 hits in 20.2 innings. Left-hander Drew Smyly goes for the Braves and Pittsburgh is 15-40 its past 55 games versus southpaw starters and the Pirates are 16-43 their past 59 road games overall. Play the Braves - Max Play.