Pittsburgh at Washington

Am I really taking Pittsburgh? On the road? Yes! Bold pick to be sure. The Pirates have won just 2 of 18 road games. But I think they make it 3 out of 19 here tonight. They are facing the lowly Nationals who have won only two games at home themselves this season. Victor Santos goes for the Pirates and although he's struggled this season, he pitched very well in his last outing giving up just 5 hits and no earned runs against the Cubs on May 1st. Road underdogs wiup to +150 starting a pitcher whose ERA is 4.70 to 5.20 on the season, with a team batting average of .255 or worse on the season are actually 41-22 (65%) over the last 5 seasons. Two horrible teams collide and I'll take the dog.