Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds 9/21/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Great American Ball Park will play host to a Tuesday night MLB clash between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates (56-94) have lost 53 of their 75 road games and are sitting in their customary position in the NL Central Division cellar. Last night, All-Star OF Bryan Reynolds hit his 24th home run of the season during a 9-5 road loss against Cincinnati.

Talented right-hander Mitch Keller (4-11 6.14 ERA) has yet to figure things out at the major league level. Through 88 innings, Keller has struck out 85 batters and owns an ugly 1.74 WHIP.

The Cincinnati Reds are five games above .500 at home and trail St. Louis by three full games in the race for the final NL Wild Card spot. During last night's home victory, 1B Joey Votto homered twice and walked twice to power the Cincinnati offense. All-Star OF Nick Castellanos collected three hits and drove in three runs for the Reds (78-73).

The Reds will counter with twenty-six year old righty Tyler Mahle (12-5 3.59 ERA) in this matchup. Cincinnati has won Mahle’s last three starts and he has allowed six runs over his last 17 frames.