Reds vs Pirates Picks and Prediction – 8/11/2023

The Cincinnati Reds play the first game of a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cincinnati dropped to 60-57 following its 5-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Cincinnati has lost two straight and eight of the last nine. The Reds are tied for second with the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central, 2 ½ games behind first place Milwaukee. Keep up with the MLB, with our free MLB picks.

Center fielder TJ Friedl is batting .281 to lead Cincinnati. First baseman Spencer Steer has 18 home runs, 64 RBIs, 111 hits and an on-base percentage of .350 to lead Cincinnati in each category. Cincinnati. The Reds have a team batting average .250 and slugging percentage of .416. On Friday, Cincinnati will send Andrew Abbott to the mound. The left hander is 6-3 with a 2.93 ERA and 74 Ks.

The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped to 51-63 following a 6-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Pittsburgh has lost two straight and will conclude a four-game series with the Braves on Thursday. Pittsburgh has lost five of the last eight. Pittsburgh is fourth in the National League Central, 10 games behind the first place Milwaukee Brewers.

Left fielder Bryan Reynolds is batting .266 to lead Pittsburgh and has team highs in RBIs with 54 and hits with 103, while center fielder Jack Suwinski is the leader in home runs with 21. Designated hitter Andrew McCutchen is the leader in on-base percentage with .380. On Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send Johan Oviedo to the mound. The right-hander is 6-11 with a 4.18 ERA and 117 Ks.