Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates 8/24/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Wednesday MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates from PNC Park. The Braves (77-48) have won eight of their last ten games and trail NL East Division leading New York by two full games. Last night, Atlanta rookie 2B Vaughn Grissom collected three hits and scored a run during a 6-1 road victory against Pittsburgh.

Twenty-six year old righty Kyle Wright (15-5 3.14 ERA) has quietly put together a solid season for the Braves. Last time out, Wright allowed two runs in six innings during a 6-2 home victory versus Houston.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are in the midst of a four-game losing streak and are trapped in the NL Central Division basement. On Tuesday, Pittsburgh batters were limited to three hits and struck out nine times. SP J.T. Brubaker (3-11) was charged with all six runs and took the loss for the Pirates, who fell to 47-76 on the year.

Twenty-six year old righty Mitch Keller (4-9 4.49 ERA) has pitched better than his record would indicate. Through 114 plus innings, Keller has allowed ten home runs and has struck out 92 batters.