The Pirates got off to a hot start last year and then cooled right off. They are off to a hot start again this season. Once again, they will begin to cool off. That's what I said before their last game and they lost to the Tigers. Now they are on the road against a difficult opponent. Pirate rookie Jared Jones is also off to a strong start but he has only made 2 starts and will also cool off today.

The Phillies are off a win yesterday and they send Ranger Suarez to the mound today. They are 2-0 in his starts this season and he has a dynamite 0.727 WHIP in those games. The Phillies are 3-0 when Suarez starts against the Pirates. In 2 of those starts, Suarez allowed 0 runs. One was a game here where Suarez delivered a complete game 4-hitter. Off a win, the Phillies are 121-79 their last 200 tries. The Phillies are also 13-4 the past 17 times they hosted the Pirates. I'm going with the Phillies!