Pittsburgh Pirates (5-10) vs. Cincinnati Reds (7-8)
April 13, 2025 1:40 pm EDT
The Line: Cincinnati Reds -198 / Pittsburgh Pirates 164; Over/Under: 7.5
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In this article, we will formulate a Reds vs Pirates Prediction for this MLB game on Sunday, April 13th, at the Great American Ballpark. Let’s take a look at a Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates pick.
Strong Pitching for Reds
The Reds have had strong pitching in each of the first two games and that has led to the success. In the first two games of the series the Reds scored ten runs while the pithcign gave up only five runs. On Saturday, Andrew Abbott went five innings, giving up two hits and one run. Elly De La Cruz is heating up, and on Saturday, he hit a home run to help pace the squad.
The Reds are averaging 3.87 runs while the pitching is giving up 3.4 runs per game. The pitching for this squad is ranked 4th and what the pitching staff has been able to do should probably be talked about more. Hunter Greene is going to get the start for the REds and he sits with a 1-1 record and an ERA of 1.31. Againstthe San Franciso Giants he went 8.2 innings giving up four hits and zero runs.
Can Pirates Find Something Here?
The Pirates are struggling heading into this game having lost two games in a row and and the offense hasn’t been good enough. The Pirates scored two runs on Saturday and even though the pitching wasn’t awful, they still ended up losing by three. Alexander Canario was one of the only bright spots hitting a home run. Andrew Heaney wasn’t awful but he couldn’t get out of jams, and the two walks ended up really costing him.
The Pirates are averaging 3.33 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.93 runs per game. The offense is ranked 26th overall and it cost them again. Getting teh start or the Pirates will be Cameron Mlodzinski and and he sits with a 1-1 record and an ERA of 5.19. After some struggles in his first start he went five innings against the St. Louis Cardinals and he went five innings giving up five hits and one run.
Reds vs Pirates Prediction
Hunter Greene is on the mound for the Reds and that means bad news for the Pirates bats that have already been an issue so far this season. Green gave up zero runs in his last start and he’s going to dominate again in this game. The Reds might only score three or four runs but with as dominant as Greene is going to be, it’s still going to be enough. The REds are 4-1 in their last five games on grass. Back the Reds.
