Pittsburgh at Texas

Pittsburgh is on a nice run, but heads out on the road after an 11-game homestand. The offense stumbled on their last road trip, scoring 13 runs their last five road contests. At least starter Jonathon Niese is throwing well, allowing three, two, and one run his last three starts. The Pittsburgh offense will struggle against Texas ace Cole Hamels (5-0, 2.83 ERA). Hamels yielded two runs (one earned) over eight innings to win at Houston Sunday while improving to 12-1 since being acquired from Philadelphia last season. He has given up three or fewer earned runs in eight of nine starts in 2016. Hamels is also 3-2 with a 2.43 ERA in nine career games versus Pittsburgh. Texas is 9-4-1 UNDER the total in interleague home games, as well as 32-14-6 UNDER in Game 1 of a series. Play UNDER the total here.