The Cincinnati Reds play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cincinnati is 46-70 and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 on Wednesday. Jose Barrero hit a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning with two outs to give the Reds the win. Cincinnati is fourth in the National League Central, 19 .5 games behind the first place St Louis Cardinals.
Shortstop Kyle Farmer is batting .268 to lead Cincinnati and has team highs in RBIs with 54, hits with 95 and on-base percentage at .337. Tommy Pham is the leader in home runs with 11. On Saturday, the Cincinnati Reds will send Justin Dunn to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with an 8.64 ERA, 6 Ks and 4 BBs.'
Pittsburgh improved to 46-72 following its 8-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. Bryan Reynolds hit a pair of home runs, while JT Brubaker pitched seven scoreless innings and the Pirates snapped a six-game losing streak. Pittsburgh is last in the National League Central, 20 .5 games behind the first place St Louis Cardinals.
Center fielder Bryan Reynolds is batting .265 with 20 home runs, 46 RBIs, 99 hits and an on-base percentage of .350 to lead Pittsburgh in each category. Michael Chavis is second in RBIs with 38 and Jack Suwinski is second in home runs with 14. On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send Tyler Beede to the mound. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 3.49 ERA, 26 Ks and 17 BBs.'
Recent Betting Trends
- Cincinnati is 2-7 in its last 9
- The UNDER has cashed in 7 of the Reds last 9 on the road
- Pittsburgh is 5-2 in the last 7 versus an NL Central opponent
- The OVER has cashed in 3 of the Pirates last 4
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