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Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves play in game 2 of series

Atlanta Braves (18-20, third in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (13-26, fifth in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver (2-2, 3.00 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Pirates: Andrew Heaney (2-3, 3.18 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 34 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -145, Pirates +122; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Atlanta Braves, leading the series 1-0.

Pittsburgh is 13-26 overall and 8-12 in home games. The Pirates have a 2-4 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.