Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds
- The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Great American Ball Park.
The Pirates will trot Charlie Morton out to the mound in this one. Righthander Morton has a 3-6 record and a 5.00 ERA this season.
Morton's opponent in this one will be Justin Lehr. The Reds righthander has a 4.19 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Brandon Phillips went 3-for-4 with a solo shot and two runs batted in, as the Reds dropped the Pirates 6-3 in Game 2 of their doubleheader on Monday night.
Cincinnati cashed as -130 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 8.5-run total listed by sportsbooks.
Drew Stubbs was 2-for-5 with a two-run blast for the Reds, who cashed Game 1 of the twinbill 4-3 as -120 favorites earlier in the day.
Andrew McCutchen went yard for Pittsburgh, while Paul Maholm gave up four runs over five innings to take the defeat for the Pirates.
Current streak:
Pittsburgh has lost 5 straight games.
Cincinnati has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 53-77 SU
Cincinnati: 58-73 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Cincinnati home to Pittsburgh, Wednesday, September 2
- The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Great American Ball Park.
The Pirates will trot Charlie Morton out to the mound in this one. Righthander Morton has a 3-6 record and a 5.00 ERA this season.
Morton's opponent in this one will be Justin Lehr. The Reds righthander has a 4.19 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Brandon Phillips went 3-for-4 with a solo shot and two runs batted in, as the Reds dropped the Pirates 6-3 in Game 2 of their doubleheader on Monday night.
Cincinnati cashed as -130 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 8.5-run total listed by sportsbooks.
Drew Stubbs was 2-for-5 with a two-run blast for the Reds, who cashed Game 1 of the twinbill 4-3 as -120 favorites earlier in the day.
Andrew McCutchen went yard for Pittsburgh, while Paul Maholm gave up four runs over five innings to take the defeat for the Pirates.
Current streak:
Pittsburgh has lost 5 straight games.
Cincinnati has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 53-77 SU
Cincinnati: 58-73 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Cincinnati home to Pittsburgh, Wednesday, September 2