Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Game 2 9/4/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Cincinnati Reds are taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pensylvannia on Friday, September 4, 2020 7:05 P.M, ET. This is the 2nd installment of a 4 game National League series. Both teams will take part in a double header as game 1 will be played earlier this day. Both teams have identical records as they just came off a losing 3 game series with just 1 win in their 3rd games. The Pirates lost to the Cubs 2-1 with only a win in the 3rd game at 6-2. The Reds also were 2-1 against the Cardinals with a 4-3 victory in their last game. The Cincinnati Reds are now 12th in the National League with a 16-21 record, and are 4th in the NL Central Division.

The Reds only won 2 of their last 6 games, while making 11 total runs in their last 3. They are now on a .432 win percentage in the bottom half of the National League. Jesse Winker leads the team in batting with 33 hits at .314 batting average. Nick Castellanos has 24 runs batted in and 10 homers this season. The Reds are struggling in offense as they are the 3rd worst batting team in the league with a .215 team BAA, while their 146 total runs this season is 25th place. Their bullpen is decent with a team earned run average of 4.47 which is 16th in the league. Trevor Bauer will start for the Reds in game 2. He is now 3-2 with a 2.13 ERA with 54 strikeouts this year. Bauer is 2-1 with a 4.96 ERA while striking out 15 of Pittsburgh’s batters in his career.

Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Game 2 Predictions 9/4/2020

The Pirates also won 2 of their last 6 games this season, while making 15 total runs in their last 3. They continue to stay in the abyss of the National League with a .314 win percentage. Erik Gonzales is their best player this season with 27 hits, 17 RBIs at .265 BAA, while Colin Moran has a team high record of 7 bombs. The Pirates’ pitching staff is placed 21st in the league allowing 4.93 earned runs per game. Their offense is also terrible this season with a team BAA of .218 which is 27th in the league, and their 143 runs this season ranks 27th. The Pirates are dead last in the National League with an 11-24 record, and are 5th in the NL Central Division. There is no information on who will start for the Pirates in the 2nd game.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs CIncinnati Reds. MLB’s pick for the 2nd game of the day will go to the Cincinnati Reds -170. It’s hard to predict which team will win in a double header without knowing what happened in the 1st game. Bauer on the mound is good news for the Reds since he is having a solid performance this season. He can most likely handle anyone the Pirates put on the mound seeing that they are also on the bottom half in terms of pitching. The Pirates are also struggling in PNC park with a 6-13 record in their last 19 games at home. Cincinnati wins this outing at 6-4.

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