Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh

This is the second straight road game for Tampa Bay of an eight-game trip. The Rays are forced to go with Blake Snell (0-4, 4.71 ERA), who has been a weak link, with the team 2-8 when he takes the mound on the road. On Monday, the Rays added him to their taxi squad, then on Tuesday he was officially recalled from Durham. Going against teams hitting .190 or less the last five games is 110-47, which backs Pittsburgh here. In addition, Tampa Bay is 20-40 after having won four or five of their last six games. The Pirates are home and 15-7 in interleague games against a left-handed starter. Pittsburgh goes with reliable veteran Ivan Nova (7-5, 3.06 ERA) and he is 44-18 when the money line is -100 to -150. Play Pittsburgh.