Submitted by rsteel on
Pittsburgh Pirates over Chicago Cubs: Both teams’ offenses are struggling. I also rate the bullpens equal. That leaves starting pitching where the value is. Chatwood will return to the rotation with the injury to Montgomery. Chatwood is actually pitching worse than his numbers indicate. His ERA 5.06 translates to an XERA of 5.42. He has an ugly ration of 85K vs. 90BB. Pitts should have lots of traffic on the base paths with a timely hit allowing them to break out of their slump. Musgrove is pitching as well as his numbers look. 62K vs. 20 BB Chic has had limited looks at him which should give Musgrove a smooth ride at least twice through the Chic line up.