Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds 9/15/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Cincinnati Reds will skirmish with the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at 6:40 P.M, ET. This is the 3rd installment of this 3-game National League series with the Cincinnati Reds getting the advantage after sweeping the Pirates in yesterday’s doubleheader. The Reds took game 1 with a score of 6-3 and further crushed the Pirates with a 9-4 win in game 2. The Cincinnati Reds improve to 9th place in the National League with a record of 23-26 and are 3rd in the NL Central Division.

Cincinnati finally is in single digits in the rankings reaching the 9th spot after being in the bottom 10 for some time now. The Reds have 6 wins in their last 10 games and made 22 total runs in their last 3 matchups. Cincinnati outhit the Pirates 8-5 in their 2nd game where they scored total runs in the 5th and 6th innings to seal the win. Brain Goodwin added a 2 run homer while Joey Votto had a solo homer of his own in the game. Sal Romano got the win after pitching 0.1 scoreless innings. Nick Castellanos has 39 hits for the Reds this season while Eugenio Suarez has a team-high of 30 RBIs and 13 bombs. The Reds remain on the last spot in terms of team BAA with an average of .212 while they make it up with a good pitching staff that is allowing 4.24 earned runs per game which is in 12th place. Michael Lorenzen will be the starter for the Reds in game 3.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Predictions 9/15/2020

The Pirates had no answers for the Reds in yesterday’s doubleheader and are now on their 6th straight loss. Pittsburgh only managed 5 total runs in their last 3 matchups. Josh Bell led the team in their 2nd doubleheader game with 2 hits and a solo homer while Ke’Bryan Hayes had a hit and a 2 run homer in the 5th. The Pirates’ pitching staff ranks 23rd in the league with a team ERA of 5.08 while their offense is terrible at a team BAA of .222 at 28th place and their 172 runs made is the least in the majors. The Pirates have the worst record in the league sitting on the 15th spot in the National League with a record of 14-32 and are 5th in the NL Central Division. Joe Musgrove will start for the Pirates in the next game. His record this season is 0-4 with a 5.40 ERA and 26 strikeouts.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds. MLB’s pick for the game is the Cincinnati Reds -130. Lorenzen isn’t doing great this season but he has a history of playing well against the Pirates. Pittsburgh struggled in 2 games yesterday which will only continue in the next games. Both teams spent most of the season in the bottom of their leagues but the Reds are slowly climbing up while the Pirates remain in the last spot. Going with the Reds here since the team is showing signs of life and playing good baseball recently. The Pirates are 2-5 in their last 7 games against the Reds. The Reds take this game predicted at 6-5.

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