Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds 4/2/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Pittsburgh Pirates will meet with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Sunday, April 02, 2023, at 1:40 PM EDT.

The Pirates finished with a team ERA of 4.66 in the prior season (26th in MLB), and their staff struck out 1,250 hitters.

Their pitching staff walked 586 opposing hitters and their FIP finished at 4.27 as a unit for the previous season.

They earned a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.42. Pirates pitchers conceded 164 long balls and 817 total runs (28th in the league).

Rich Hill got the start for Pittsburgh giving up three runs on three hits across 5 innings resulting in the loss. The Pittsburgh bullpen struggled as well allowing three more runs on three hits over the final three innings of the game.

Offensively Pittsburgh struggled with only seven hits in 34 at-bats including only three hits with runners in scoring position to leave seven men on base.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Predictions 4/2/2023

The Reds held a slugging % of .372 and they scored 4.00 runs per outing (23rd in baseball). They notched 235 doubles while getting a free base 452 times as well as putting up 648 runs.

Cincinnati accumulated 156 long balls over the course of the prior season to go along with 618 RBIs. They were called out on strikes on 1,430 instances (8th in MLB) and had 1,264 base hits.

The Cincinnati Reds accounted for an OBP of .304 and a batting average of .235 during the previous year.

Offensively Pittsburgh struggled with only seven hits in 34 at-bats including only three hits with runners in scoring position to leave seven men on base.

This will be the 3rd game of the year for each team as both teams have 1 win each. The Reds will have the advantage in this game with the slightly better offense in front of their home fans.

Look for Cincinnati to control this game from the opening pitch as they will pick up the home win on Sunday to improve their record above .500 on the year.

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games. Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games and 8-1 SU in their last 9 games against Cincinnati.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Cincinnati’s last 20 games. Cincinnati is 4-11 SU in their last 15 games. The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati’s last 11 games at home.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds. The MLB pick for this game is the Cincinnati Reds.

Cincinnati has the edge on the mound and they should take advantage of a mediocre best arm in Velasquez to earn the win here on getaway day. The Cincinnati Reds will win by a predicted score of 5-1.

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