This is a 9* BIG TIGER on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Both starters come in off decent debuts, but Jameson Taillon has the home field advantage today and we think that'll be more than enough to propel him to victory over his counterpart today. The Reds send Tyler Mahle (1-0, 0.00 ERA) to the hill and he would shutout out the Cubs over six innings on Monday. Mahle didn't have the best spring, so it's hard to 100% say where the second year pro is at the moment. Taillon (1-0, 3.38) struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings in a victory over Minnesota on Monday. Taillon was 8-7 with a 4.44 ERA last year, but he was fantastic in all day games, going 4-1 with a 2.93 ERA. Note as well that the Reds are just 1-3 (-1.9 units) already this year against right-handed starters, while Pittsburgh is 5-1 (+4 units) against right-handed starters. After yesterday's defeat, we expect the PIRATES to respond on Sunday.

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