Pittsburgh at Texas

Yu Darvish will make his first start since 2014 following Tommy John surgery and will be limited to about 85 pitches. Pittsburgh beat the Rangers 9-1 last night as Cole Hamels got knocked around for six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings and the Pirates collected 14 hits altogether. Pittsburgh has won eight of its last 10 games and five in a row and has won three of Juan Nicasio's last four starts, although he has been given ample run support. Nicasio pitched one inning against Colorado on Sunday before the game was called. The Pirates are third in the majors with a .792 OPS against righties. The hotter team is getting a good price against Darvish, who is an unknown factor since not having pitched in two seasons. Play the underdog Pirates.