Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates 7/30/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

PNC Park will play host to a Friday night MLB battle between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies (51-51) are ten games below .500 on the road and trail NL East Division leading New York by 3.5 games. On Thursday, Brad Miller’s walk-off grand slam propelled Philadelphia to an 11-8 home victory versus Washington in the second game of a doubleheader.

Twenty-eight year old righty Aaron Nola (7-6 4.37 ERA) will take the mound for the Phillies in this matchup. Last time out, Nola recorded 26 outs and struck out nine batters during a 2-1 home victory versus Atlanta.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to snap a four-game losing streak and are sitting in last place in the NL Central Division standings. On Thursday, Pittsburgh managed just three hits during a 12-0 home loss versus Milwaukee. SP Chad Kuhl (3-6) gave up three runs in five plus innings and took the loss for the Pirates (38-64).

The Pirates will counter with twenty-six year old righty Wil Crowe (2-5 5.89 ERA) on Friday. Control has been an issue for Crowe, who has allowed 31 walks and 15 home runs through 65 plus innings.