Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction MLB Picks 8/25/24

Pittsburgh Pirates (60-67) vs Cincinnati Reds (62-66)

Game Info: Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 1:35 pm (PNC Park)

Luis Ortiz (5-2) (3.56) vs Carson Spiers (4-5) (5.43)

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The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates meet Sunday in MLB game 4 action at PNC Park. Here’s a Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction. This article will include a Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Pick.

Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview

The Cincinnati Reds are 63-67 on the year and play the Athletics and Brewers next. The Cincinnati Reds have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Cincinnati Reds have won 7 of their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Elly De La Cruz leads the Cincinnati Reds with 129 hits and 58 RBI, while Spencer Steer and Jonathan India have combined for 217 hits and 129 RBI.

Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 61-68 on the year and play the Cubs and Guardians next. The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 9 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates have won 5 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Bryan Reynolds leads the Pittsburgh Pirates with 140 hits and 70 RBI, while Oneil Cruz and Andrew McCutchen have combined for 203 hits and 103 RBI.

Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Pick Matchup

Carson Spiers gets the ball for the Cincinnati Reds, and he is 4-5 with a 5.43 ERA and 64 strikeouts this season. Spiers has allowed 31 hits and 22 earned runs in his last 17.2 innings. Spiers has a 8.51 ERA and .308 allowed batting average in 24.1 road innings. Spiers is 1-1 with a 5.25 ERA and 10 strikeouts in his career against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Luis Ortiz gets the ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he is 5-4 with a 3.56 ERA and 78 strikeouts this season. Ortiz has allowed 18 hits and 16 runs in his last 22.1 innings. Ortiz has a 3.96 ERA and .220 allowed batting average in 50 home innings. Ortiz is 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his career against the Cincinnati Reds.

Pittsburgh Pirates Player Prop Facts

Rowdy Tellez has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against the Reds after playing the previous day.
Bryan De La Cruz has recorded at least one Double in each of his last three appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Reds.
Bryan Reynolds has recorded at least one total base in 18 of his last 19 appearances against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Joey Bart has scored at least one run in each of his last six home appearances.
Bryan Reynolds has recorded at least one hit in 18 of his last 19 appearances against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Bryan Reynolds has recorded at least one Single in seven of the Pirates' last eight day games against opponents that held a losing record.
Yasmani Grandal has recorded an RBI in each of his last four appearances with the Pirates as favorites.

Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts

Tyler Stephenson has scored at least one run in each of his last six road appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
Tyler Stephenson has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Santiago Espinal has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Tyler Stephenson has recorded a Single in each of his last six road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Tyler Stephenson has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances with the Reds as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
Spencer Steer has recorded a Double in three of the Reds' last four games against NL Central opponents.
Santiago Espinal has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.

Matchup/League Facts

The Pittsburgh Pirates rank 27th in the league for strikeouts against this season (1207).
The Pittsburgh Pirates rank 26th in the league for home runs this season (126).
The Cincinnati Reds rank 27th in the league for batting average this season (.231).
The Cincinnati Reds rank 25th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.304).

Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction

Carson Spiers hasn't been great this season, and most of his issues have come on the road. Luis Ortiz has had a horrible month and has allowed 16 runs in his last 22.1 innings. Two pitchers struggling to find their footing, we could see some fireworks in the fourth game between the Pirates and Reds. I expect a high scoring game. Instead of trying to pick a side between two teams going nowhere, give me the over.