Free Pick – MLB NL Wildcard Game 1 – Giants vs. Pirates

Gambling911.com starts off the 2014 MLB Playoffs with a bomb going 0-1 after picking the UNDER on yesterday’s Game 1 between Oakland and Kansas City.

Today we will be on the Pittsburgh +101 and with the Pirates having taken four of the six regular-season meetings, including two of three at home.

The Giants LH Madison Bumgarner (18-10, 2.98 ERA) struggled against Pittsburgh on July 28, when he was reached for five runs in four innings.

The Pirates RH Edinson Volquez (13-7, 3.04)  enters this game after back-to-back scoreless outings against Milwaukee and Atlanta.  He is 2-2 with a 5.72 ERA in 11 career starts against San Francisco.

Pittsburgh are 17-6 in their last 23 overall.  San Francisco is 1-5 on the road.

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com