Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Cincinnati Reds (60-57) are traveling to PNC Park on Friday where they will meet the Pittsburgh Pirates (51-63). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Andrew Abbott and Johan Oviedo.

The Reds have compiled 200 doubles as a team and have hit 137 balls out of the park. Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .416 and have been rung up 1,073 times, while being walked on 399 occasions. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are earning 4.8 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have recorded 542 RBI's in addition to 991 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is .250. They have accounted for 564 runs while holding a team OBP of .327.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.28 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43. Reds pitchers have allowed 164 home runs and 592 runs in total (27th in the league). Cincinnati has given up 1,051 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 559 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.83 this season (26th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 989 hitters. They have walked 434 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.83 as a team so far this year.

The Reds relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 70.0% and has entered the game in 133 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 229 runners for the season with 28.8% of them crossed home plate. Reds relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 162 times in addition to having 178 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 432 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have racked up 71 holds for the season (5th in MLB). They have earned 42 saves for the year and have blown 18 out of their 60 save chances.

The Reds have converted 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,372 innings on the diamond, ranking them 23rd in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 3,124 putouts so far this season, as well as 950 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 16th in the majors, and have earned 94 double plays.

Abbott has taken the mound for 70 innings and has tallied 74 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 2.93 (23 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.146. He has surrendered 54 hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has 27 walks. Abbott (6-3 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.98 and he has faced 286 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Pirates hold a slugging % of .389 and they score 4.17 runs per contest (24th in MLB). They have hit 194 doubles, while taking a walk 390 times and putting up 475 runs. Pittsburgh has knocked in 114 home runs on the season to go along with 454 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,010 instances (14th in the league) and have totaled 891 base knocks. The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied an on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .236 for the year.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.393 in addition to having a FIP of 4.37 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (960 strikeouts against 416 bases on balls). They come in at 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 983. They have conceded 124 long balls and they concede 4.97 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have relinquished 555 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.55 (508 earned runs relinquished).

With 101 save situations, the Pirates have earned 55 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 43 save chances and they have come away with 29 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 116 times in high leverage situations and also on 112 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.3% out of their 172 inherited runners. They are ranked 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 367 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in pro baseball). The Pirates have recorded 949 assists, 69 errors and have 3,014 putouts this season. Out of their 9,042 innings on the diamond, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (25th in the majors).

Oviedo (10-22 mark in his career) has earned a 4.26 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and he has gone up against 1,209 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 130 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.367 and a FIP of 4.4. In his pro baseball career, Oviedo has surrendered 251 base hits while accumulating 238 punch outs in 274 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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