Pittsburgh Pirates (72-82, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (75-80, fourth in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING VALUES: Pirates: Jared Jones (6-7, 3.85 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 120 strikeouts); Reds: Rhett Lowder (1-2, 1.74 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)
: LINE Reds -123, Pirates +104; Over/Under is 8 1/2 runs
CONCLUSION: The Cincinnati Reds lead a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0.
Cincinnati has a 38-41 record in home games and 75-80 overall. The Reds have a 42-68 record in games in which they have allowed at least one home run.
Pittsburgh has a 34-42 record on the road and a 72-82 record overall. The Pirates are 44-19 in games in which they scored at least five runs.
Saturday’s game will be the 12th meeting between these teams this season. The Pirates hold a 7-4 lead in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elly De La Cruz has 34 doubles, nine triples and 24 home runs with a .260 batting average for the Reds. TJ Friedl has hit 11 of 36 with two home runs in the last 10 games.
Bryan Reynolds has 29 doubles, three triples and 22 home runs for the Pirates. Isiah Kiner-Falefa has made 13 of 42 with four doubles and one RBI in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 5-5, .242 batting average, 5.17 ERA, eight runs batted in
Pirates: 4-6, .245 batting average, 4.40 ERA, 19 runs less
INJURIES: Reds: Brandon Williamson: 15-day IL (elbow), Sam Moll: 15-day IL (shoulder), Stuart Fairchild: 60-day IL (thumb), Nick Lodolo: 15-day IL (finger), Austin Wynns: 60-day IL (thigh), Andrew Abbott: 15-day IL (shoulder), Jeimer Candelario: 10-day IL (toe), Christian Roa: 60-day IL (shoulder), Hunter Greene: 15-day IL (elbow), Graham Ashcraft: 60-day IL (elbow), Nick Martini: 60-day IL (thumb), Christian Encarnacion-Beach: 60-day IL (hand), Ian Gibaut: 60-day IL (forearm), Tejay Antone: 60-day IL (elbow), Matt McLain: 60-day IL (shoulder)
Pirates: Kyle Nicolas: 15-day IL (oblique), Ben Heller: 60-day IL (shoulder), Henry Davis: 10-day IL (hand), Hunter Stratton: 60-day IL (patella), Ke’Bryan Hayes : 10-day IL (herniated disc), Marco Gonzales: 60-day IL (forearm), Daulton Jefferies: 60-day IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60-day IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60-day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
