Pittsburgh at Milwaukee

The Pittsburgh Pirates are on a roll, winning three straight in this park, and scoring 17 runs. The Pirates pulled within 1 1/2 games of St. Louis in the push for the second Wild Card spot in the National League. The Pirates have won seven straight road games and have an offense that is fifth in baseball in on-base percentage. Pittsburgh starter Ivan Nova (10-6) is as motivated as the team, 3-0 with a 3.20 ERA since joining Pittsburgh at the trade deadline. He tossed a complete game to beat Houston on Tuesday and has walked one batter in four starts with 18 strikeouts (25 innings). Meanwhile the Brewers are #23 in baseball in runs scored, #22 in slugging, and 16-35 against a team with a winning record. Brewers righty Chase Anderson (7-10, 4.99 ERA) is struggling and has a 4.63 ERA in five career starts against Pittsburgh. And the Brewers are 17-39 versus a right-handed starter. Play Pittsburgh.