Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (60-67) will attempt to beat the Cincinnati Reds (62-66) on Sunday. The men taking the mound will be Carson Spiers and Luis Ortiz.

Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .399 and have been called out on strikes 1,165 times, while drawing a walk on 383 occasions. They have accrued 537 RBI's and 968 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .230. The Reds have accounted for 209 doubles as a squad and have smacked 152 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 566 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .303. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which is 14th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Reds pitchers have surrendered 146 home runs and 543 total runs (13th in the league). Cincinnati has surrendered 1,022 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 508 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team ERA of 4.05 this season (16th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,093 batters. They have walked 391 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.16 as a team this year.

The Reds relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 74.3% and stepped onto the hill in 106 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 176 runners on the year with 29.5% of those runners crossed home plate. Reds relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 110 times as well as having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have dispatched 417 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 68 holds for the year (14th in the league). They have compiled 26 saves for the season and have blown 9 of 35 save chances.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 3,383 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 973 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 29th in professional baseball, and have a total of 77 double plays. The Reds have transformed 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,149 innings on the field, which ranks them 16th in professional baseball.

Spiers (4-6 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.61 while he has faced 373 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 100 hits (10.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 24 free passes. His ERA is 5.69 (52 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.509. Spiers has thrown 82 innings and has racked up 76 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

Pittsburgh has knocked in 125 home runs this season to go along with 506 RBIs. They have recorded 184 two-baggers, while walking 380 times as well as putting up 525 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have compiled an on-base percentage of .301 and a batting average of .234 on the campaign. The Pirates hold a slugging percentage of .371 and they are scoring 4.13 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,193 occasions (4th in the league) and have a total of 1,009 base hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 547 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.90 (490 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 132 dingers and they surrender 4.35 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.275 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,060 strikeouts against 382 bases on balls). They come in at 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,061.

Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.2% out of their 143 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 139 times in high leverage situations and on 99 occasions with base runners. With 115 save situations, the Pirates have compiled 60 holds and 24 blown saves. They are ranked 27th in the league holding a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 385 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. Pittsburgh has had relievers step onto the hill in 54 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves.

In 10,194 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (21st in baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 108 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The Pirates have accrued 1,088 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 3,398 putouts during this campaign.

Ortiz (10-11 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.15 ERA while allowing 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.73 and he has faced 884 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 94 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.373 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Ortiz has surrendered 191 base knocks while tallying 154 strikeouts in 204 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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