Pittsburgh Pirates (56-93) vs. Cincinnati Reds (77-73)
September 20, 2021 6:40 pm EDT
The Line: Cincinnati Reds -238 / Pittsburgh Pirates +170; Over/Under: +10
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds meet Monday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. The Pirates look for a win after winning six of their last nine games. The Reds need a win after losing six of their last eight games.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 13 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Pirates have won six of their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 154 hits and 86 RBI while Kevin Newman and Jacob Stallings have combined for 195 hits and 86 RBI. Dillon Peters gets the ball, and he is 1-2 with a 2.66 ERA and 20 strikeouts this season. This will be Peters’ second career game against the Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds have scored nine runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last nine games. The Reds have lost four straight games when scoring four or more runs. Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 152 hits and 83 RBI while Jonathan India and Jesse Winker have combined for 261 hits and 138 RBI. Vladimir Gutierrez gets the ball, and he is 9-6 with a 4.25 ERA and 82 strikeouts this season. Gutierrez is 1-0 with a 4.66 ERA and six strikeouts in his career against the Pirates.
The Pirates are 4-0 in their last 4 during game 1 of a series and 36-77 in their last 113 games as an underdog. The Reds are 1-5 in their last 6 Monday games and 2-6 in their last 8 overall. The over is 7-1 in Pirates last 8 road games. The under is 9-3-1 in Reds last 13 overall. The Pirates are 5-16 in the last 21 meetings in Cincinnati and 7-19 in the last 26 meetings.
The Reds obviously need this game and this series, but we’re getting big plus money with the Pirates, who not only have the edge on the mound, but they’re playing the better baseball. Peters has allowed seven earned runs in his last 23.2 innings. Gutierrez has allowed eight earned runs in his last 12 innings. The Reds are the better team and have things to play for, but the value is on the Pirates here.
