Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (56-82) will meet the Pittsburgh Pirates (51-88) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Johan Oviedo and Nick Lodolo.

Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .363 and have been called out on strikes 1,288 times, while drawing a walk on 393 occasions. They have amassed 462 RBI's in addition to 1,012 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .222. The Pirates have hit 182 doubles as a team and have hit 137 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 492 runs while having a team OBP of .288. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 3.5 runs per game, which is 28th in MLB.

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Pirates pitchers have yielded 143 home runs in addition to 706 runs in total (27th in the league). They have walked 495 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a team on the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.43. The Pirates have an ERA of 4.68 so far this year (26th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,055 batters.

Pirates relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 132 times as well as having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 62 holds this season (21st in the league). The Pirates bullpen have a save percentage of 52.9% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations. They have tallied 27 saves this year and have missed out on 24 of their 51 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 201 base runners for the season with 37.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Pirates have sent 434 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Pirates have converted 67.4% of balls in play into outs out of 10,980 innings, which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have notched a total of 3,660 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,320 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which puts them in 30th in the majors, and they have turned 136 double plays.

Oviedo (2-10 career mark) has earned a FIP of 5.03 while he has gone up against 533 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 114 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 62 walks. His ERA is 4.77 (62 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.504. Oviedo has taken the hill for 117 innings and is sitting with 99 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Cincinnati Reds have a team on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a batting average of .242 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,225 occasions (8th in the league) and have 1,115 base hits. Cincinnati has accounted for 139 home runs for the season and 568 runs batted in. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .384 and they score 4.30 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have put up 206 two-baggers, while walking 385 times and recording 594 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.402 and have a FIP of 4.64 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 (1,205 strikeouts against 514 walks). They come in at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,186. They have allowed 187 homers and they relinquish 5.20 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 701 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.92 (662 earned runs surrendered).

Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.7% out of their 225 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 128 times in high leverage situations and also on 146 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Reds have recorded 51 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. They are ranked 25th in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.5%, and they have dispatched 492 relievers onto the field this season. Cincinnati has called on relievers to enter the contest in 46 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 96 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Reds have 1,092 assists, 63 errors and have notched a total of 3,638 putouts for the year. In their 10,914 innings on the field, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (25th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Lodolo has allowed 75 hits while he has accumulated 102 punch outs in 81 innings. Lodolo (4-5 record in his career) holds a 3.78 earned run average and has allowed 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 34 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.296 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.40 and he has faced 348 batters during his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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