Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+132) Cincinnati (-160)

Great American Ball Park is where the Cincinnati Reds (5-8) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-8) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Pirates at +132 while the Reds are opening at -160. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Carmen Mlodzinski and Hunter Greene.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .301 and have been rung up 125 times, while drawing a walk on 52 occasions. They have accrued 44 RBI's in addition to 87 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .198. The Pirates have compiled 15 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 8 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 45 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .289. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 3.5 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in MLB.

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The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 4.38 this season (21st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 116 batters. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 8 home runs in addition to 64 runs in total (25th in MLB). They have walked 47 batters and their FIP is 3.25 as a squad so far this season. Pittsburgh has allowed 116 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 59 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 42.9% and stepped onto the hill in 16 save situations. The relievers have inherited 23 base runners so far this season and 30.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Pirates pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 15 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 47 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have tallied 9 holds so far this season (11th in baseball). They have 3 saves on the year and have blown 4 out of their 7 save opportunities.

The Pirates have turned 66.9% of balls in play into outs in their 1,092 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 26th in professional baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a total of 364 putouts on the campaign, as well as 115 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which ranks 26th in the majors, and have accumulated 11 double plays.

Mlodzinski has thrown 94 frames and has earned 90 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.15 (33 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.292. He has conceded 81 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 41 walks. Mlodzinski (9-9 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.10 while he has faced 402 batters in the majors.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned an OBP of .267 in addition to a team batting average of .206 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 116 occasions (10th in MLB) and have tallied 87 base knocks. Cincinnati has 12 home runs this season and 48 RBIs. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .329 and they have an average of 3.69 runs per game (18th in the league). They have recorded 16 doubles, while walking 30 times and putting up 48 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 0.982 in addition to having a FIP of 3.49 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.50 (95 strikeouts vs 29 free passes). They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 83. They have conceded 12 dingers and they concede 3.63 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 46 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.16 (40 earned runs yielded).

Cincinnati has called on relievers to enter the contest in 5 save chances and they have walked away with 3 saves. They are ranked 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 41 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 14 times in high leverage situations and on 11 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of their 16 inherited base runners. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Reds have accumulated 9 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In their 1,029 innings on the diamond, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 75.6% (2nd in baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 6 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (25th in professional baseball). The Reds have recorded 96 assists, 9 errors and have earned 343 putouts over the course of the season.

Greene (19-26 record in his career) has a 3.77 earned run average and has allowed 7.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has gone up against 1,715 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 171 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.169 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Greene has allowed 321 base knocks while tallying 508 K's in 408 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-160)

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