The 38-29 Cleveland Indians fell to the 24-44 Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Pittsburgh, 11-10, but the Indians are a resilient team. Cleveland is 10-1 in their last 11 following a loss and will look to get even with the Pirates today at PNC Park. Two winless pitchers are expected to oppose each other today, with Cal Quantrill getting the nod for the Indians and Will Crowe for the Bucs. Quantrill is 0-2 but has a respectable 3.11 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP as opposed to Crowe, who is 0-4 with a bloated ERA of 6.75 and a 1.61 WHIP. Pittsburgh sits dead last in the NL Central and are just 14-19 at home. Cleveland is by far the superior team and they know they have to beat teams like Pittsburgh if they want to catch the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox, who are 3½ games up on the Indians.
TODAY’S PICK: CLEVELAND INDIANS