Thursday, May 7, 2015

MLB: Thursday's 7:05 p.m. ET play

Play: Pittsburgh -140 (DeSclafini vs. Burnett)

Time: 7:05 p.m. ET

Reasoning: A.J. Burnett has done his part and it's only a matter of time for the Pirates to get him some run support. He is winless because, despite not allowing more than two runs in any of his five outings, Pittsburgh has yet to score more than two runs in any of those games. Burnett has posted four straight quality starts and last Friday he tossed six innings of shutout ball at St. Louis. He has a 3.69 ERA in 17 career starts against Cincinnati. The Reds are hitting .223 vs. RH and have scored just 1.98 rpg over their last five. For this one Cincinnati will give the ball to Anthony DeSclafini. He has lost his last two starts. Last Friday he walked five and gave up four runs in five innings vs. Atlanta. Zack Cozart may play on Thursday, but how effective will he be having missed the first two games of the series with finger and wrist injuries? To top it off, the Reds bullpen has a 5.03 ERA. 

Record: 355-266-13 (57.2%)
Bankroll: +343.40% 

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