The Pirates swept the Padres in Pittsburgh in June, so a little payback may be in order, starting on Monday. Yu Darvish will start for the Padres and he has been very sharp in July, allowing 3,1, and 0 runs in his last three starts. The Pirates have not been hitting well (.218 BA, 6.635 OPS), and are just 4 -13 in July. Their runs for/runs against ratio is a rough 3.0/6.4. A very fresh face will start for the Pirates. Priester was roughed up in his first career start, allowing seven runs and a pair of home runs in five + innings. The Padres are not a team you want to face when giving up long balls. San Diego is hitting better of late (.245, .798), and ran up 14 runs just a couple of starts ago. Both teams are getting reasonable relief pitching at the moment, but I think the Padres might run up the score early in this game. Take San Diego on the run line at -1 1/2.