Among the surprises in the young MLB season for many people is the Pittsburgh Pirates having the second-best win percentage in the National League as they look to continue their hot start at home on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays (-145, 9) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
One of the keys to the Pirates hot start to the season has been the unexpected excellence from their starting pitchers, ranking ninth in the league entering Friday night in ERW from starters and send Johan Oviedo to the mound on Saturday.
Since the Pirates acquired Oviedo at the 2022 trade deadline, he has a 4.02 ERA and 0.6 home runs per nine innings allowed across 13 starts with one run or less allowed in three of his last five starts.