Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay

It's the fifth straight road game for Pittsburgh. The Pirates are 23-52 in interleague action, including 9-28 versus winning interleague teams. They've lost the last two games in Washington and Tampa Bay by an 11-3 count and are on a 70-146 run away from home, 21-48 against winning teams, and 10-26 in interleague road games. Tampa Bay is on a 10-3 run after shutting down the Pirates yesterday, 4-1. Starter Zach Eflin (3.00 ERA) gives them 5-6 strong innings each start with the Rays winning all four of his starts by a 28-10 count. He has a 21-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 21 innings. Tampa Bay is No. 1 in baseball in pitching (2.96 ERA) and WHIP, while the offense is tops in runs scored, on-base percentage, and slugging. The Rays have won six in a row at home against Pittsburgh and are primed to make it seven straight. Play Tampa Bay.