The Cincinnati Reds will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 2 of their series at PNC Park on Saturday night.
The Cincinnati Reds are 46-71 this season and have lost eight of their last ten games. Cincinnati lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 5-4 on Friday night. The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 5.05 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, and a .257 opponent batting average this season. The Reds offense has scored 490 runs with a .239 batting average and a .308 on base percentage. Kyle Farmer is batting .267 with six home runs and 55 RBI’s for the Reds this season. The projected starter for Cincinnati is Justin Dunn, who is 0-1 with an 8.64 ERA and a 1.92 WHIP over 8.1 innings pitched this season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 47-72 this season and have won two games in a row. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Pittsburgh lost two out of three games against the Red Sox. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.61 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, and a .262 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 434 runs with a .222 batting average and a .289 on base percentage this year. Bryan Reynolds is batting .265 with 20 home runs and 46 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh is Tyler Beede, who is 1-2 with a 3.72 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP over 48.1 innings pitched this season.
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