MLB Daily Picks – FREE pick for August 2nd is Pittsburgh

MLB Daily Picks FREE pick of the day is Pittsburgh:

Fixture: Colorado @ Pittsburgh
Time/Date: 7:05 PM ET, August 2, 2013
Pick: Pittsburgh
Odds: -158 (1.63 in decimal odds) @ Pinnacle

This will be the first game of 3 game series played in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh is the best team in MLB with 65-43 record. They are also the best home team with just 15 losses in 55 home games. Colorado is 3rd in National League West with 51-59 record. They are 20-33 on the road on 4 game losing streak.

Colorado lost 8 out of their last 11 games. They are coming to Pittsburgh after being swept in 4 game series in Atlanta. Atlanta outscored them 40-13.

Pittsburgh has the best pitching staff in MLB with 3.09 team ERA. Colorado is 26th with 4.32 ERA.

Pittsburgh is sending out Gerrit Cole, who is 5-4, 3.56 ERA after 9 starts in 2013. Rookie has never allowed more than 3 runs. Cole started his major league career with 4 consecutive victories, but he is 1-4 since.

Jhoulys Chacin will be starting for Colorado. He is 9-5, 3.54 ERA in 20 starts this season. He is 1-2 in his last 4 starts. Chacin is 1-3, 6.97 ERA in four career starts against Pittsburgh. Colorado is 2-5 in Chacin's last 7 road starts vs. a team with a winning record, 3-8 in Chacin's last 11 road starts, 2-6 in Chacin's last 8 starts as a road underdog, 2-8 in Chacin's last 10 starts as an underdog and 1-4 in Chacin's last 5 starts as an underdog of +110 to +150.

Colorado is 1-5 in their last 6 games as a road underdog of +110 to +150, 0-4 in their last 4 overall and 0-6 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.

Pittsburgh is 4-0 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400 and 4-1 in their last 5 overall and I expect them to win tonight.