The Pittsburgh Pirates are better at home than on the road, but they're still only 21-28 home at PNC Park. Pittsburgh right-hander Wil Crowe (2-5, 5.89 ERA) is 0-4 with a 5.58 ERA at home.

Philadelphia right-hander Vince Velasquez (3-5, 5.54 ERA) is not having a great year, but I expect the Phillies' bats to bail him out. Note that that team has won four of Velasquez's last six starts and Pirates' Crowe is most likely in a letdown spot after striking out a career-high nine at San Francisco last Saturday.

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