Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Pittsburgh Pirates (52-88) are en route to Great American Ball Park on Wednesday where they will take on the Cincinnati Reds (56-83). The starting pitchers are Roansy Contreras and Nick Lodolo.

The Pirates have accumulated 182 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 140 baseballs out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .364 and have struck out 1,297 times, while taking a walk on 398 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in baseball. They have 468 runs batted in as well as 1,022 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .222. They have accumulated 498 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .288.

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The Pirates have a team ERA of 4.67 so far this season (26th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,063 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.43. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 144 long balls and also 709 total runs (27th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 499 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a team on the season.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 133 times and also have had 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 63 holds on the campaign (21st in the league). The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 53.8% and has come into the game in 118 save situations. They have recorded 28 saves on the season and have missed out on 24 of 52 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 204 runners on the year and 36.8% of those runners crossed the plate. The Pirates have sent 436 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Pirates have converted 67.4% of balls in play into outs out of 10,980 innings, ranking them 30th in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have 3,660 putouts this year, in addition to 1,320 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which is 30th in baseball, and have accumulated 136 double plays.

Contreras has pitched in 82 innings and has accumulated 75 strikeouts during his career. Contreras (5-4 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.26 and he has faced 354 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.17 (29 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.300. He has allowed 71 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 36 free passes.

The Cincinnati Reds have an on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .242 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,233 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,124 hits. Cincinnati has hit 140 home runs so far this season to go along with 571 runs batted in. The Reds hold a team slugging % of .384 and they score 4.29 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have hit 206 doubles, while getting a free base 389 times as well as scoring 597 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 707 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.91 (666 earned runs conceded). They have given up 190 long balls and they allow 5.21 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.404 with a FIP of 4.66 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.34 (1,214 strikeouts against 519 walks). They are currently ranked 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,196.

Sitting with 98 save situations, the Reds have earned 51 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 46 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 128 times in high leverage situations and on 146 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.7% out of 225 inherited base runners. They are ranked 25th in the league with a save percentage of 56.5%, and they have dispatched 496 relievers onto the diamond on the year.

In their 10,914 innings played, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (25th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 96 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Reds have recorded 1,092 assists, 63 errors and have accumulated 3,638 putouts this year.

Lodolo (4-5 mark in his career) has a 3.78 ERA and has conceded 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.40 and he has gone up against 348 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 34 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.296 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. During his pro baseball career, Lodolo has surrendered 75 hits while he has accumulated 102 strikeouts in 81 frames.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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