A great pitching matchup on Tuesday at PNC Park as the Padres throws Nick Pivetta against Paul Skenes. The Pirates’ big righty saw his ERA drop from 67.50 to 9.53 as he evened his record on April 1 with a win over the Reds. That is what people expect from Skenes, not what happened in the season opener against the Mets.
Pivetta is also 1-1 and his ERA is 6.75. He, too, had a rough outing in his opener against Detroit but bounced back with a strong effort, allowing one hit to the Giants on April 1. Look MLB lines BetUS to favor the Pirates and Skenes will be a tough one to go against no matter who his opponent is.