The Philadelphia Phillies have been on a roll lately and won for the 9th time in 11 games when they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 last night.

The Phillies now are 7-1 at home this season, the second-best home record in the major leagues, and I think they'll improve on the record here with Aaron Nola (1-1, 2.22 ERA) on the mound. Nola is off to a great start to the season and has yet to allow more than two runs in any of his starts. He has a 1-2 career record despite a 3.50 ERA versus the Pirates and this looks like a good spot to get a W under his belt.

The Pirates turn to Steven Brault (2-1, 4.74 ERA) who is 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA against the Phillies after one start against them. Brault was tagged with five runs in six innings of a 6-2 loss against Colorado his last time out and has a poor 11/9 strikeout-to-walk ratio through 19 innings of work on the season.

Phillies are 11-1 in their last 12 home games vs. a left-handed starter.

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