On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates end the regular season on the road against the Cincinnati Reds. In the first game of their current three-game series the Pirates defeated the Reds 8-4 for their seventh straight victory. Elias Diaz’s home run broke a tie game while Colin Moran homered and knocked in three runs.
Cincinnati catcher Tucker Barnhart set a personal record with five hits that included a two-run home run, triple and bunt single. Although the Reds will finish dead last in the National League Central, Cincinnati is 63-79 since mid-April when the organization fired manager Bryan Price. Corey Dickerson leads the Pirates with a .299 batting average. Starling Marte has a team high 152 hits. Gregory Polanco is the team leader in home runs with 23 and in RBIs with 81, but is lost for the season with a shoulder injury. Pittsburgh has a team batting average of .254 while opposing hitters are averaging .251 at the plate against Pirates pitching. On Sunday, the Pirates will send Chris Archer to the mound. The right-hander this season is 6-8 with an ERA of 4.31, 162 Ks and 49 BBs.
Scooter Gennett leads Cincinnati with a .310 batting average and team high 182 hits. Eugenio Suarez is the Reds’ leader in home runs with 33 and RBIs with 103. Cincinnati has a team batting average of .255 while opposing hitters are averaging .266 at the plate against Reds pitching. On Sunday, the Reds will send Sal Romano to the mound. The right-hander this season is 8-11 with an ERA of 5.37, 104 Ks and 52 BBs.
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Pittsburgh arrives at this game having won 7 straight. The Pirates have won each of the last 7 versus the Reds and each of the last 4 versus the Reds in Cincinnati. On the other hand, the Reds are losers of 6 straight overall and each of the last 4 at home. Cincinnati is 27-56 in its last 83 versus NL Central teams. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Pirates win 8-2.
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