Pittsburgh Pirates (24-32, third in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (32-27, second in the NL East)
Atlanta; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Zach Thompson (3-4, 4.60 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Braves: Charlie Morton (4-3, 5.63 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves will try to keep a five-game home win streak going when they play the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Atlanta is 32-27 overall and 18-14 in home games. The Braves have gone 21-4 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Pittsburgh has an 11-15 record on the road and a 24-32 record overall.