The Cincinnati Reds will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 1 of their series on Monday night at PNC Park.
The Cincinnati Reds are 60-93 this season and have lost three of their last four games. Cincinnati is coming off of a series loss against Milwaukee, where they lost three out of the four games played. The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 4.82 ERA, a 1.39 WHIP, and a .252 opponent batting average this season. The Reds offense has scored 630 runs with a .238 batting average and a .306 on base percentage. Kyle Farmer is batting .255 with 13 home runs and 73 RBI’s for the Reds this season. The projected starter for Cincinnati is Chase Anderson, who is 2-3 with a 5.21 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP over 19 innings pitched this season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 56-97 this season and have lost nine of their last ten games. Pittsburgh is coming off of a series loss against the Cubs, where they lost three out of the four games played in the series. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.71 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and a .261 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 549 runs with a .220 batting average and a .287 on base percentage this year. Bryan Reynolds is batting .266 with 26 home runs and 60 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh is Roansy Contreras, who is 5-5 with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP over 88 innings pitched this season.
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