Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Pittsburgh Pirates (34-37) will try to beat the Cincinnati Reds (34-37) at PNC Park on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Nick Lodolo and Bailey Falter.

As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are recording 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 16th in baseball. They have 306 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .307. The Reds have recorded 101 doubles as a squad and have smacked 71 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 288 runs batted in in addition to 520 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .226. Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .375 and have been called out on strikes 642 times, while drawing a walk on 235 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Reds pitchers have given up 71 long balls in addition to 293 total runs (10th in MLB). Cincinnati has conceded 563 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 269 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.86 so far this year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 592 batters. They have walked 226 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.03 as a team over the course of the season.

The Reds relievers have compiled a save rate of 81.0% and has entered the game in 64 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 95 runners this year with 25.3% of those runners ended up scoring. Reds relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 60 times and also have had 70 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 228 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have recorded 42 holds on the year (12th in MLB). They have compiled 17 saves over the course of the season and have blown 4 out of their 21 chances to save the game.

The Reds have turned 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of 5,640 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 14th in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for 1,880 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 536 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball, and they have turned 40 double plays.

Lodolo has pitched in 195 innings and has earned 240 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Lodolo (13-10 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.86 while he has faced 849 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.92 (85 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.285. He has conceded 187 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 64 walks.

The Pirates have a SLG% of .362 and they score 4.13 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have recorded 101 two-baggers, while walking 231 times and scoring 293 runs. Pittsburgh has a total of 66 home runs on the season as well as 282 RBIs. They have been rung up on 680 occasions (4th in baseball) and have notched a total of 564 base knocks. The Pittsburgh Pirates hold an OBP of .302 and a batting average of .232 on the campaign.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have relinquished 321 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.03 (285 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 77 home runs and they relinquish 4.54 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.289 with a FIP of 4.02 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (605 strikeouts vs 220 free passes). They are currently ranked 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 600.

Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 34 save chances and they have walked away with 19 saves. They sit at 24th in baseball holding a save percentage of 55.9%, and they have dispatched 225 relievers onto the field on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 90 times in high leverage situations and on 66 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.3% out of their 99 inherited runners. Sitting with 71 save situations, the Pirates have recorded 36 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

In their 5,727 innings on the diamond, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (23rd in pro baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 53 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in the majors). The Pirates have accrued 599 assists, 41 errors and have a tally of 1,909 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Falter has allowed 274 hits while accumulating 217 K's in 270 innings. Falter (13-18 mark in his career) has earned a 4.54 ERA while surrendering 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 136 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.247 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.50 and he has gone up against 1,125 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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