MLB: Wednesday's 7 p.m. ET games

Play: Pittsburgh -122 (action vs. Cole)

Time: 7:05 p.m. ET

Reasoning: Has Gerrit Cole recovered from his lat strain? Well, he threw 92 pitches and went seven scoreless innings in his final rehab start Friday for Triple-A Indianapolis. Prior to his injury Cole tossed five scoreless frames against Philadelphia. And Atlanta has never seen him and it is hitting .238 and is scoring 1.06 less runs per game vs. RH. The Pirates, who are 39-26 at home, are getting production from OF Travis Snyder, who is 16-for-38 during his 10-game hitting streak. At home Pittsburgh's bullpen has a 3.19 ERA. Braves relievers have a road ERA of 4.00.



Play: Boston +125 (action vs. Buchholz)

Time: 7:10 p.m. ET

Reasoning: Clay Buchholz is 6-3 in 11 career starts against Los Angeles and he allowed just three runs and struck out eight over eight innings in his last outing against the Angels (Aug. 9). In his last turn (vs. Houston) Buchholz struck out nine and gave up two runs over seven innings. Garrett Richards has struggled against Boston's Mike Napoli (4-for-7, homer) and Yoenis Cespedes (6-for-19, three doubles). Richards also will have to face the majors' RBI leader David Ortiz, who is 10-for-22 with three homers and eight RBIs in his last six games. Los Angeles hits 22 points lower and score a half-run less per game vs. RH. The Red Sox also have the better bullpen with their relievers posting a 1.62 ERA in their last 10 games. Angels relievers have a 4.40 ERA in their last five games and they have a 4.01 ERA on the road.



Record: 175-124-7 (58.5%)
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