The Cincinnati Reds will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 2 of their series at PNC Park on Tuesday night.
The Cincinnati Reds are 60-94 this season and have lost four of their last five games. Cincinnati lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 8-3 on Monday night. The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 4.84 ERA, a 1.39 WHIP, and a .253 opponent batting average this season. The Reds offense has scored 633 runs with a .237 batting average and a .306 on base percentage. Kyle Farmer is batting .253 with 13 home runs and 74 RBI’s for the Reds this season. The projected starter for Cincinnati is Hunter Greene, who is 4-13 with a 4.91 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 113.2 innings pitched this season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 57-97 this season and have won two of their last three games. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Pittsburgh lost three out of four games against the Cubs. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.70 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and a .260 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 557 runs with a .221 batting average and a .289 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 Mitch Keller, who is 5-12 with a 3.99 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP over 149 innings pitched this season.
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