Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates 9/27/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Cincinnati Reds (60-94) will face off with division rival, Pittsburgh Pirates (57-97), in Game 2 of 3 of the NL Central Division competition at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at 6:35 PM ET.

Cincinnati fell to 4th place at 60-94 in the National League Central Division with a .390 team percentage and 29 matches behind first place after scoring 633 runs but surrendering 773 for a -140 run difference for the season.

The Reds will try to get back after a series loss to the Brewers and a 3-8 defeat in game 1 of a series facing the Pirates on Monday.

Right Fielder Aristides Aquino scored one run on two hits with one RBI for Cincinnati while starter Chase Anderson lasted for 4.0 innings with 4 hits and one earned run granted but struck out 5 Pittsburgh hitters in the loss.

First Baseman Brandon Drury hit 20 long balls in leading the offense for the Reds while Shortstop Kyle Farmer augmented the Cincinnati batting unit with a team-high 74 RBIs, a .253 BA, a .313 OBP, and a .384 slugging percentage for the season.

Fast-throwing rookie righty Hunter Greene (4-13, 4.91 ERA) will take on the mound for his 23rd career start in the major league facing the Pirates on Tuesday night.

After finishing over 113 innings, Greene sports a solid 1.25 WHIP and wrung up a total of 146 hitters in the major league this year.

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Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions 9/27/2022

The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped to 5th place at 57-97 in the National League Central Division with a team percentage of .370 and 32 contests behind first place after gaining 557 runs but losing 780 for a run difference of -223 over the course of the campaign.

The Pirates look for a back-to-back win in coming to this match-up after an 8-3 win over the Reds in the series opener on Monday.

Shortstop Oneil Cruz powered the offense for Pittsburgh with two runs scored on four hits while starter Roansy Contreras finished 4.0 innings with 2 hits and 2 earned runs yielded in the victory.

Slugger Bryan Reynolds intensified the offense for the Pirates after knocking 26 balls outside the stadium and hitting a team-high 60 RBIs.

The Pittsburgh center fielder recorded a team-leading batting average of .266, an on-base percentage of .345, and slugging .465 throughout the campaign.

The Pirates will be appointing 26-year-old righty Mitch Keller (5-12, 3.99 ERA) to start the second installment of a series versus the Reds on Tuesday evening.

The right-handed thrower gave up five runs in his last 19 innings of work and Keller earned the loss for Pittsburgh in his last three starts.

Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. The MLB Pick for this contest is Pittsburgh -110. The Reds are slightly the better team in this match but the Pirates are playing at their home field with crowd support on Tuesday.

Pittsburgh has a 30-46 home record but Cincinnati has issues in winning games on the road after losing 47 of its last 76 road outings this season. The prediction: Pittsburgh Pirates will win 5-2.

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