T.M. Selection: Pittsburgh Pirates.

I like the Pittsburgh Pirates to win this game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. The Pirates have looked really good in their games lately and I think they are going to continue what they have been doing here. The Pirates have won 2/3 of their previous 3 series now, with 1 series win against the Rockies and 1 series sweep against the Dodgers in LA in their most recent series. They only took 1 game against the Padres in their series between those 2 series they won but they still looked good in every game and their 2 losses were by both really close games, losing 1 game by 1 run and the other by 2 runs. The D-Backs have also looked good lately winning 3/4 of their previous 4 games but their offense has been really up and down too and I think their bats are going to go cold again here. Roansy Contreras (1-0, 2.55 ERA) is up for the Pirates here and he has looked good in all of his games played in this year. He normally doesn't start in games but he has started in his 2 most recent appearances and he went 5 innings in both while giving up no more than 2 runs in either game. He has also had some good performances out of the bullpen this year and I think he is going to continue pitching well here. Zach Davies (2-3, 4.84 ERA) is up for the D-Backs here and he hasn't looked great this year. His team isn't finding a lot of success with him on the bump this year and lately he has been giving up a lot of runs in all of his starts over his previous 4. The Pirates have looked good on offense lately and they have a lot of confidence here from their success as of late. I think they are going to put up runs on the D-Backs here and I expect them to win this game. I like the Pirates here.

T.M. Selection: 5-2 Pirates.