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2022 MLB Handicapping
(10-14-0) Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds (3-22-0)
Date: Sunday, May 8th
Time: 01:40 ETPM ET
Venue: Great American Ball Park Cincinnati
Projected Pitchers: Zach Thompson vs. Tyler Mahle
MLB Moneyline Odds: Pirates 113 Reds -135
MLB run line Betting Odds: Pirates +1.5, Reds -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 6.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Cincinnati hoping to improve on their record of just 10-14-0, placing them 3rd in the NL Central division. Heading into play, the Pirates have won half of their 13 road games, sitting at 5-8. The Pirates will be looking to bounce back, after falling to the Cincinnati by a score of 8-5. To start the year, Pittsburgh has picked up just 2 series wins, going 2-5-2.
The Pirates will send Zach Thompson to the mound with an overall record of 1-3. Against the Pirates, Thompson is hoping to improve on his current ERA of 9.39. Compared to other pitchers, he has an elevated batting average allowed (0.333). Opposing batters have been able to hit for power against Thompson. So far, he has allowed 4 home runs, leading to a per 9 average of 2.
Pittsburgh’s offense comes into this game averaging 3.71 runs per game, placing them near the MLB average. Together, the Pirates offense has the 16th ranked batting average, at 0.233. Over their last three games, the team is hitting 0.247. On average, the team has hit just 0.58 home runs per game, placing them 28th in the league.
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds take on the Pittsburgh hoping to improve on their record of just 3-22-0, placing them 5th in the NL Central division. Cincinnati has had their problems at home, going just 2-7 at Great American Ball Park. In their last game, Cincinnati picked up an 8-5 win over the Pirates. So far, the team has won less than half of their series, going just 1-7-1.
Reds starter Tyler Mahle comes into the game with a record of just 1-4. Against the Pirates, Mahle is hoping to improve on his current ERA of 5.96. His batting average allowed of 0.276 compared to other pitchers. Across 25.2 innings pitched, Mahle has allowed just 1 home run. Heading into the game, Mahle has struck out 22.0% of the batters he’s faced. Tyler Mahle’s per 9 walk average of 4.91 has been a problem for the right.
On offense, Cincinnati has struggled to bring runners across the plate, averaging just 3.16 runs per game. So far, the Reds have combined for a team batting average of just 0.203, placing them 29th in the league. For the season, 29.2% of the team’s hits have been in the form of extra bases. Not only is the team struggling in batting average, they are also ranked just 24th in home runs, averaging just 0.72 per contest.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh’s last 9 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
- Cincinnati is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati’s last 9 games.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB Prediction:
In today’s game, Pittsburgh will look to turn things around against right-handed pitching, as they are just 19th in runs per at bat. So far, the team batting average vs righties is 15th, in the league (0.239). Pittsburgh’s power numbers with righties on the mound come in below the MLB average, as they rank 22nd in slugging percentage (0.348).
In their games against righties, Cincinnati has struggled to score runs, averaging just 0.11 runs per at bat 25th. The Red’s rough start against righties can be attributed to a team batting average of just 0.203 (28th). Cincinnati’s power numbers with righties on the mound come in below the MLB average, as they rank 25th in slugging percentage (0.331.
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