T.M. Selection: Boston Red Sox.

I like the Boston Red Sox to win this game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. The Red Sox have looked a lot better in their games lately, winning 3/4 of their previous 5 games. They just won their most recent series against the Yankees over the weekend and their pitching has been really good lately. They only gave up 4 runs total in that series with the Yankees and I expect them to continue pitching well in this series against a terrible offense here. The Pirates have looked really bad this year and their offense has been terrible in their games all year. They have lost 4 games in a row now too and I expect them to continue in their slump here, losing another game to the Red Sox tonight. Nick Pivetta (8-9, 4.51 ERA) is up for the Red Sox here and he hasn't looked great in a lot of his starts lately, but he has been giving up less and less runs each start lately and I expect him to bounce back in this game getting back to his early season form. He hasn't given up more than 4 runs in 4 starts in a row now but he has been facing some decent lineups during that time, and I expect him to pitch a lot better against this bad lineup. Mitch Keller (4-8, 4.25 ERA) is up for the Pirates here and he hasn't looked great in a lot of his starts this year. He hasn't been terrible lately but he has still been up and down in his starts as of late, giving up 3+ runs in some starts and 1 or less in others, but I think the Red Sox are starting to get a bit hot now and I see them putting up runs on Keller in this game. They will also have some confidence after their series win against the Yankees and I expect that momentum to carry over into this game after the day off they had to get some rest. I like the Red Sox to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-3 Red Sox.