Pittsburgh at Colorado

The Pittsburgh Pirates have made great strides this season, as their pitching has been better than advertised, but that has not been the case for Eric Bedard. Bedard was once a top-of-the-rotation pitcher, but arm problems have plagued his career, reducing him to just 20 wins over the last five seasons. He is pitching for a winning team, but is a woeful 4-10 on the season, and the Pirates have lost his last five starts. Christan Freidrich is out to build off a stellar 1 run, seven inning win vs. the Phillies in his last outing, and should have an edge vs. a Pirates team that is 29-69 in their last 98 vs. a left-hand starter. The Pirates are also losers in Bedard's last five road starts, and have won just five of the last 17 here. Play on Colorado.