Blue Jays vs Pirates Picks & Odds (Sep. 4)

Stripling is 6-4 with a 2.94 ERA in 26 appearances and 18 starts for Toronto. Stripling has struck out 86 in 101 innings and allowed only 16 walks. He is coming off one of his rougher outings against the Angels, giving up three earned runs and seven hits.

Brubaker has a 4.43 ERA in 24 starts and has collected 132 punchouts in 127 innings. He's walked 47 times in that time. Brub Baker has never faced Toronto.

The Blue Jays are 6-4 in their last 10 games. They are in the heart of the AL Wild Card race. Toronto visits the Orioles next. The Jays have to take on Baltimore three more times in a month.

Pittsburgh Pirates are 49-82 and second-last in the National League. They have won only two of their previous 10 games. After Toronto, they play the New York Mets and then travel to St. Louis to play against the Cardinals.

Blue Jays vs Pirates is a game before the Orioles series. Stripling has pitched at PNC Park many times before and is in good form right now.