Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Monday, September 26, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Cincinnati Reds (59-93) are traveling to PNC Park on Monday where they will play the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-96). The pitchers expected to start will be Luis Cessa and Roansy Contreras.

The Reds have accumulated 223 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 149 baseballs out of the park. Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .377 and have struck out 1,344 times, while being walked on 428 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are earning 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 22nd in the league. They have amassed 601 runs batted in and 1,205 hits this season, while their average at the plate is at .238. They have accumulated 628 runs scored while having a team OBP of .306.

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The Reds have a team ERA of 4.85 for the year (28th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,326 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 569 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.63 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.39. Reds pitchers have allowed 206 home runs and also 764 runs (27th in the league).

The Reds have sent 541 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 238 base runners on the campaign and 33.2% of those players earned a run for their team. They have earned 29 saves for the year and have missed out on 21 out of their 50 save chances. The Reds bullpen have earned a save rate of 58.0% and has entered the game in 109 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 58 holds this season (28th in the league). Reds relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 157 times as well as having 136 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have turned 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,877 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 3,959 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,191 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which ranks 13th in the majors, and have a total of 108 double plays.

Cessa has taken the mound for 383 innings and has earned 311 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Cessa (16-17 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.68 and he has gone up against 1,605 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.16 (177 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.268. He has surrendered 364 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 122 walks.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team OBP of .287 as well as a team batting average of .220 on the season. They have been rung up on 1,425 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have accounted for 1,100 hits. Pittsburgh has knocked in 154 home runs so far this year as well as 515 RBIs. The Pirates have a team slugging % of .364 and they average 3.59 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have recorded 201 doubles, while walking 436 times as well as putting up 546 runs.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.433 with a FIP of 4.29 as a squad over the course of the season. They sit at 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,354. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have relinquished 769 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.71 (696 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.12 (1,172 strikeouts against 553 bases on balls). They have surrendered 155 dingers and they surrender 5.20 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB).

Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.4% out of their 216 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 149 times in high leverage situations in addition to 141 occasions with runners on base. With 124 save situations, the Pirates have 65 holds in addition to 26 blown saves. They rank 29th in baseball with a save percentage of 53.6%, and they have sent 469 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Pittsburgh has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 56 save opportunities and they have come away with 30 saves.

In their 11,817 innings played, the Pirates have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (29th in baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 144 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in the majors). The Pirates have racked up 1,400 assists, 108 errors and have earned a total of 3,939 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Contreras has surrendered 80 hits while he has earned 88 punch outs in 91 innings. Contreras (5-5 record in his career) has a 3.56 earned run average and has allowed 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 36 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.297 and a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 and he has faced 391 batters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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