Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4/22/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Cincinnati Reds are heading to Pennsylvania to play the third match of a four-game series against the improved Pittsburgh Pirates in a National League Central Division competition at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, on Saturday evening.
Cincinnati dropped to 7-12 overall, 1-6 on the road play, and is at the basement of NL Central with 7 games behind Milwaukee in the first place after losing two road games in a row.
The Reds enter this 3rd round of a series after losing four straight outings including the first two installments of a series following a 2-4 road loss yesterday.
Second Baseman Jonathan India is batting an average of .318 with a team-high 21 hits and an on-base percentage at .427 in leading the Reds.
First Baseman Jason Vosler led Cincinnati in home runs with three and in RBI with 10 while the Cincinnati Reds as a team landed a total of 15 home runs in 19 contests played.
The Cincinnati management will give a nod to right-handed thrower Luis Cessa to start the third installment of a series versus Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Cessa is 0-2 with an ERA of 13.50 while striking out three batters in his start this season.
The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Reds’ last 5 outings while Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in their last 6 matches played.
The Cincinnati Reds are 2-10 straight up in their last 12 contests played versus the Pirates while the Reds are 0-5 SU in their last 5 road games.
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Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions 4/22/2023
The Pittsburgh Pirates will stay on their home field looking for their third straight win when hosting the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.
Pittsburgh improved to 13-7 overall, 4-3 at home play, and placed second in the NL Central with only 1.5 games behind Milwaukee in the first place while gaining a total of 103 runs for the year.
The Pirates come into this match-up with five successive victories including the first two rounds of a series with the recent 4-2 home triumph in game 2 yesterday.
RF Connor Joe and C/RF Jack Suwinski hit two successive runs in the second frame while Roansy Contreras pitched over six shutout innings for Pittsburgh in the win.
Left Fielder Bryan Reynolds averages .291 at the plate, hitting five long balls, with 17 RBIs and 23 hits in leading the Pirates in those categories.
Right Fielder Andrew McCutcheon led Pittsburgh in on-base percentage at .395 while Center Fielder Jack Suwinski added five home runs to tie with Reynolds.
Lefty Rich Hill will take his post on the pitcher’s rubber to start for the Pirates on Saturday. Hill is 1-2 on the season with an ERA of 5.57 while striking out 15 batters for the year.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 5-0 SU in their last 5 contests while the totals went UNDER in 6 of the Pirates’ last 7 games played versus Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh is 10-4 straight up in its last 14 home matches and the Pirates are 5-1 SU in their last 6 outings when playing against the Reds.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. The MLB Pick for this contest is Pittsburgh -145. The Pirates will take control of this match at home after winning their last four games played at home versus the Reds.
Cincinnati’s Luis Cessa was troubled in his last start conceding 11 runs on 14 hits in 3 innings pitched leading to its 3-14 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh’s starter Rich Hill finished two straight strong starts giving away three runs on 11 hits through 12 innings of work. The prediction: Pittsburgh Pirates will win 10-4.
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Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4/22/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 6:35 PM ET
Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
TV: BSOH, Sportsnet PIT
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh Pirates -145
MLB Totals: 9.0