Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates 9/4/2020 Picks Predictions Previews

Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates 9/4/2020 Picks Predictions Previews
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The Cincinnati Reds will be stamping bases against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Friday, September 04, 2020 at 4:05 PM ET. Cincinnati will be playing in this doubleheader game 1 after their 4-3 victory over St. Louis. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is still hot in facing the Reds in this doubleheader game 1 after winning over the Cubs (6-2). The Reds are in 4th place in the NL Central Division with a 16-21 standing and a .432 team percentage and are in 12th place in the National League. The Pittsburgh Pirates are in 15th place in the National League with an 11-24 standing and a .314 team percentage and are in 5th place in the NL Central Division.

Cincinnati split their last 10 outings and won the last contest against St. Louis. Tucker Barnhart scored a two-run home run in that victory for the Reds. Shogo Akiyama and Joey Votto each contributed an RBI to seal off Cincinnati’s score in that winning effort. Right-handed Luis Castillo (0-5, 4.10 ERA) will take on the mound for the start. Castillo has given up just four long balls and struck 52 batters out in over 37 innings of play.

Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions 9/4/2020

Pittsburgh lost 6 of their last 10 contests, but won the last game versus the Chi Cubs. The returning Bryan Reynolds exploded with a three-run home run to boost the Pirates to a 6-2 victory over the Chi Cubs. Cole Tucker chipped in two hits and landed a pair of runs for Pittsburgh. Left-handed Steven Brault (0-1, 4.00 ERA) will start this game for the Pirates.

The Reds have starting Pitcher Wade Miley (shoulder), Relief Pitchers Jesse Biddle (shoulder) and Matt Bowman (elbow), with Center Fielder Nick Senzel (undisclosed status) out of this game. The Pirates have starting Pitchers Jameson Taillon (elbow), Chris Archer (shoulder) and Mitch Keller (oblique), Relief Pitchers Austin Davis (no injury related reason), Keone Kela (forearm), Yacksel Rios (shoulder), Clay Holmes (forearm), Michael Feliz (forearm), and Nick Burdi (elbow) out of this game. Catcher Luke Maile (finger), Third Baseman Phillip Evans (jaw), and Right Fielder Kevin Kramer (hip) will not be seeing action in the field for Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. The MLB Pick for this match-up is Cincinnati -175. The Reds are 2-4 SU in their last 6 outings, and 2-11 SU in their last 13 contests when playing on the road against Pittsburgh. The totals went OVER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 5 games against an opponent in the National League. The Pirates are 2-5 SU in their last 7 match-ups, and 11-2 SU in their last 13 outings when playing at home against Cincinnati. The totals went OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 assignments against an opponent in the National League. The prediction, pick the Reds -175 to a score of 5-3.

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