Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+114) Pittsburgh (-135)

The Cincinnati Reds (61-57) are en route to PNC Park on Sunday where they will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (52-64). The line on this contest has the Reds at +114 while the Pirates are opening at -135. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luke Weaver and Mitch Keller.

Cincinnati owns a slugging percentage of .416 and have been called out on strikes 1,073 times, while drawing a walk on 399 occasions. They have accumulated 542 RBI's in addition to 991 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .250. The Reds have hit 200 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 137 balls out of the park. They have 564 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .327. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. Reds pitchers have conceded 164 home runs in addition to 592 total runs (26th in the league). Cincinnati has allowed 1,051 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 559 earned runs. The Reds have an ERA of 4.83 so far this year (26th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 989 batters. They have walked 434 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.83 as a team this season.

The Reds relievers have a save percentage of 70.0% and has entered the game in 133 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 229 base runners for the year with 28.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Reds relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 162 times and also have had 178 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 432 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have a total of 71 holds so far this season (5th in the league). They have accumulated 42 saves on the year and have blown 18 out of their 60 chances to get a save.

The Reds have turned 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,372 innings, ranking them 23rd in the majors. The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 3,124 putouts on the campaign, as well as 950 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which ranks 16th in baseball, and they have turned 94 double plays.

Weaver (26-40 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.28 and he has faced 2,403 hitters in the majors. He has given up 602 base knocks (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has 181 free passes. His ERA is 5.13 (310 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.439. Weaver has taken the ball for 544 innings and has 540 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Pittsburgh Pirates hold a team on-base percentage of .313 as well as a batting average of .237 for the season. They have been rung up on 1,017 instances (14th in MLB) and have totaled 901 base hits. Pittsburgh has tallied 114 home runs on the season and 461 RBIs. The Pirates hold a team slugging % of .389 and they average 4.19 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have tallied 195 two-baggers, while taking a walk 393 times and scoring 482 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 560 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.56 (513 earned runs conceded). They have given up 126 homers and they relinquish 4.97 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.395 in addition to having a FIP of 4.37 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (968 strikeouts vs 418 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 995.

Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 44 save chances and they have tallied 30 saves. They are ranked 8th in baseball holding a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have dispatched 369 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 116 times in high leverage situations and also on 112 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.3% out of 172 inherited runners. With 102 save situations, the Pirates have compiled 55 holds and 14 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 97 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in the majors). The Pirates have accrued 959 assists, 69 errors and have accounted for 3,041 putouts for the year. Out of their 9,123 innings on the field, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (25th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Keller has surrendered 514 base knocks while he has accumulated 465 punch outs in 473 innings pitched. Keller (21-37 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.81 earned run average while surrendering 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 253 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.480 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and he has faced 2,086 opposing batters so far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-135) and under 9.5 runs

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