I'm backing the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday with Taillon over Leiter.

Andrew McCutchen obviously had a terrific June and part of the reason is the adjustment he has made at the plate.

Jameson Taillon has pitched well since his return, including his last outing which was his best start yet. We expect another successful outing against a Philadelphia offense that ranks in the bottom-third in the league in most key offensive categories.

These Pirates have a pretty young and vibrant group of guys. The Pirates offense is also much better than the Phils.




This Philadelphia team has 25 yr old center fielder, Odubel Herrera, who is 15th the league in strikeouts - Herrera, has not been getting better with each swing and he has been starting to look worse and worse with each outing. Philadelphia is going to be a bottom dweller, until they get their team in a whole new order.





The Phils have won just 17 of their last 61 games, while the Bucs are on a 9-2 run when Taillon throws on four days rest, the situation today. I'm back the Pirates on the 4th of July here.