Predicting The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Final Homestand Of The Season

Saturday September 20 Milwaukee Brewers 78-76 [Matt Garza 8-8 3.80 ERA] vs Pittsburgh Pirates 82-70 [Edinson Volquez 11-7 3.40 ERA] 7:05 p.m.

Volquez has at times been a coin flip and this will be the bad Volquez. The Brewers needed this win for the wild card chase and have one of its better offensive performances of the month.

Final score Brewers 8 Pirates 1
WP- Garza [9-8]
LP- Volquez [11-8]

Sunday September 21 Milwaukee Brewers 79-76 [Wily Peralta 16-10 3.77 ERA] vs Pittsburgh Pirates 82-71 [Vance Worley 7-4 3.24 ERA] 1:35 p.m.

Aug 18, 2014; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle (13) gestures at the batting cage before playing the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

The regular season home finale does not disappoint but Worley goes six innings to secure a 7-2 home stand to give the Pirates a huge advantage towards a playoff spot. The Pirates will finish the regular season with four games in Atlanta against the Braves before wrapping up the regular season with three games against the Cincinnati Reds.

Final score Pirates 4 Brewers 2
WP- Worley [8-4]
LP- Peralta [16-11]
SV- Melancon [32]