Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Cincinnati Reds (74-79) are welcoming the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-81) at Great American Ball Park on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jared Jones and Rhett Lowder.

Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .371 and have struck out 1,411 times, while being walked on 453 occasions. They have 611 runs batted in in addition to 1,215 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is .236. The Pirates have hit 226 doubles as a unit and have hit 146 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 633 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .302. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 22nd in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32. Pirates pitchers have given up 159 home runs and also 697 runs (21st in baseball). Pittsburgh has given up 1,301 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 624 earned runs. The Pirates have a team earned run average of 4.15 on the campaign (20th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,267 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 477 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a unit this season.

The Pirates have sent 476 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 190 runners this season with 33.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 38 saves over the course of the season and have blown 29 out of their 67 save opportunities. The Pirates relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 56.7% and has come into the game in 148 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 80 holds for the season (13th in baseball). Pirates pitchers have entered the game with runners on 125 times in addition to having 160 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned 4,055 putouts on the year, as well as 1,299 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which puts them in 21st in professional baseball, and have a total of 134 double plays. The Pirates have converted 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,165 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 24th in baseball.

Jones has taken the mound for 112 innings and is sitting with 120 K's during his MLB career. Jones (6-7 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.80 while he has faced 460 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.85 (48 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.151. He has allowed 95 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 34 free passes.

Cincinnati has compiled 169 home runs so far this season and 641 RBIs. They have tallied 249 two-baggers, while getting a free base 470 times as well as recording 675 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have an OBP of .306 and a batting average of .233 over the course of the season. The Reds have a team slugging % of .394 and they are recording 4.41 runs per outing (15th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,389 occasions (7th in the league) and have recorded 1,174 base hits.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.247 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a squad this year. They come in at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,226. The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 658 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.09 (613 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (1,302 strikeouts vs 458 walks). They have yielded 182 homers and they allow 4.39 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.8% out of their 218 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 149 times in high leverage situations and on 140 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Reds have compiled 78 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 505 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the game in 50 save chances and they have tallied 35 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The Reds have accrued 1,148 assists, 94 errors and have amassed 4,050 putouts so far this season. Out of their 12,150 innings on the field, the Reds are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Lowder has surrendered 17 base hits while totaling 17 punch outs in 20 frames. Lowder (1-2 career win-loss record) has earned a 1.78 ERA while conceding 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 4 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.287 and being the owner of a FIP of 1.8. His K/BB ratio is 1.89 and he has gone up against 84 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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