Pittsburgh at San Diego 10:10 ET
Padres over Pirates- Pittsburgh may be 2-games under .500 at 50-52 but they are only 4½ games behind the first place Cubs and are 24-14 over their past 41 games. San Diego has also played better after a terrible (15-30) start and are 30-27 since. The Pirates will start Chad Kuhl (3-7, 4.94 ERA) who is 1-0 lifetime against the Padres and has been better on the road with a 2-3 record and 3.96 ERA compared to his 1-4 record at home and ERA around six. Pittsburgh has lost four of their last six and will be facing San Diego's Travis Wood (1-3, 6.91) who will be making his first start as a Padre after coming over on Monday from the Royals. Wood is 2-1 with a 2.54 ERA at Petco Park and that was when he was a member of the Cubs and throwing against his current club. The beat goes on here. Take SAN DIEGO!