The Pittsburgh Pirates take on Baltimore in the second game of a three-game series. Pittsburgh is coming off losing two of three to the Colorado Rockies while Baltimore enters the series taking two of three against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Pirates will go with Roansy Contreras who's 3-3 with a 4.74 ERA while in his last five starts, he's 2-2 with a 3.72 ERA, and on the road this season, he's 1-1 with a 3.71 ERA. As a pitching staff, Pittsburgh has a team ERA of 3.82 which ranks 11th. Baltimore will counter with Tyler Wells, who's 2-1 with a 3.15 ERA this season. In his last start, the righty went five innings allowing one run on three hits against the Atlanta Braves while in his last five starts, he's 2-0 with a 3.10 ERA and at home this season, he's 1-1 with a 2.89 ERA. As a pitching staff, Baltimore has a team ERA of 4.24 which ranks 16th.
Baltimore is 7-2 as a home favorite the Pirates are 8-7 as a road dog But, with Pittsburgh's bats cold and the bullpen giving up a ton of runs take the Orioles.

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