This is a 10* TOP SUNDAY TOTAL on the UNDER Marlins/Pirates.

Both teams have been playing to plenty of higher-scoring games of late, but everything points to more of a duel here finally in the finale of this three game set.

The vistors hand the ball to Sandy Alcantara, who is 2-5 with a 3.68 ERA. He most recently took a loss against the Jays, allowing four runs over six innings. Over 71 innings he has 68 K's and note that he's super effective in all "day" games so far, going 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA.

The home side counters with Chad Kuhl, who is 0-2 with a 6.41 ERA. He most recently allowed three runs and struck out five over four innings in a loss to the Royals. Kuhl returned from a shoulder injury in this one and overall, he looked a lot better than before he ended up on that list.

I think Kuhl will continue his progression here against this "on again, off again" Miami offense.

Look for these two highly-motivated starters to garner most of the headlines tomorrow's summaries of this contest.

The play is the UNDER.

Good luck, NP