Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Cincinnati Reds (36-41) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (37-40) at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday. The pitchers expected to start will be Mitch Keller and Hunter Greene.

As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are knocking in 4.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 24th in baseball. They are sitting with 307 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .296. The Pirates have accrued 109 doubles as a squad and have knocked 71 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 296 runs batted in and 591 hits for the year, and their team batting average sits at .227. Pittsburgh is slugging .358 and have struck out 726 times, while being walked on 243 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Pirates pitchers have relinquished 82 home runs and also 340 runs in total (17th in the league). Pittsburgh has given up 649 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 304 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 3.96 on the season (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 651 hitters. They have walked 233 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.98 as a team on the year.

The Pirates bullpen have compiled a save rate of 59.5% and stepped onto the hill in 77 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 102 runners this season with 31.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Pirates bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 69 times and also have had 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 239 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have earned 39 holds on the campaign (18th in the league). They have tallied 22 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 of their 37 save opportunities.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have amassed 2,071 putouts on the year, in addition to 651 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 14th in the majors, and they have turned 58 double plays. The Pirates have converted 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,213 innings on the field, which ranks them 22nd in pro baseball.

Keller has taken the hill for 615 frames and has 606 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Keller (33-42 career record) has a FIP of 4.41 while facing 2,686 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.48 (306 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.414. He has surrendered 648 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 222 free passes.

The Cincinnati Reds hold a team on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .227 for the year. They have struck out on 688 occasions (8th in MLB) and have a total of 565 base knocks. Cincinnati has recorded 77 home runs on the year to go along with 302 runs batted in. The Reds hold a team slugging % of .373 and they score 4.17 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have recorded 109 doubles, while walking 245 times and recording 321 runs.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.236 and have a FIP of 3.98 as a staff over the course of the season. They are sitting at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 603. The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 312 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.81 (287 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (648 strikeouts vs 235 walks). They have conceded 78 home runs and they surrender 4.14 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

With 72 save situations, the Reds have recorded 47 holds and 5 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relievers step onto the mound in 24 save chances and they have walked away with 19 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 78 times in high leverage situations in addition to 65 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.7% out of their 101 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 1st in baseball holding a save rate of 79.2%, and they have sent 245 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 43 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Reds have racked up 587 assists, 45 errors and have amassed 2,036 putouts during this campaign. In 6,108 innings on the diamond, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in professional baseball).

Greene (14-22 record in his career) has a 4.29 earned run average while surrendering 7.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.11 and he has gone up against 1,397 opposing batters during his career. He has allowed a total of 155 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.260 and a FIP of 4.2. During his career, Greene has surrendered 277 base hits and he has 414 strikeouts in 325 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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