The 8-3 San Diego Padres will try for 5 straight wins when they play the second leg of a 4-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. San Diego took Game 1, 6-2, and they are living up to expectations, and so is southpaw Blake Snell, who is the expected starter for the Friars tonight. Snell has looked impressive thus far, as he usually does. He is 0-0, with an ERA of only 1.86 and a 1.24 WHIP. The 3-7 Pirates are expected to send Chad Kuhl to the hill and he is off to a rocky start. Kuhl is 0-1 with an elevated 6.43 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. San Diego is 5-0 in their last 5 road games as a favorite and are hot. Ride them ’til they’re not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES