Pittsburgh at Cleveland

Pittsburgh is on a 7-19 slide. The pitching has gone south, ranking 15th in ERA, with a bullpen ranking 27th in ERA (4.58) and WHIP. Bailey Falter has a 4.42 ERA on the road, with the Pirates losing seven of his last nine road starts. The offense is just 22nd in runs scored and 25th in on-base percentage. Cleveland is Top 10 in pitching (3.84 ERA), while the offense is 13th in runs scored and eighth in steals. The Guardians play their eighth consecutive home contest and are 7-0 when Ben Lively starts at home against losing teams. He sports a 3.34 ERA at home. Cleveland has won seven of its last eight versus losing teams. Play Cleveland as a Max Play.