The Cincinnati Reds (60-57) bring a three-game losing streak into a road contest against the Pittsburgh Pirates (51-66) on Saturday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Reds are favored (-123) to halt their streak against the underdog Pirates (+103). Nick Martinez starts for Cincinnati while Pittsburgh will counter with Braxton Ashcraft.

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Reds vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-123)
• Underdog: Pirates (+103)
• Over/under: 8.5

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have won 51% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (26-25).
• Cincinnati has a record of 20-17 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -123 or shorter (54.1% winning percentage).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Reds a 55.2% chance to win.
• Cincinnati has played in 114 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 43 times (43-66-5).
• The Reds have covered 52.6% of their games this season, going 60-54-0 ATS.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds with 19 home runs and 73 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .278.
• De La Cruz’s home runs rank 42nd in MLB and he ranks 16th in RBI in MLB.
• De La Cruz takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a double and an RBI.
• TJ Friedl is hitting .275 with 17 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 54 walks.
• Among all MLB batters, Friedl ranks 149th in home runs and 173rd in RBI.
• Spencer Steer is batting .234 with 15 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 32 walks.
• Matt McLain is hitting .226 with 12 doubles, 11 home runs and 41 walks.
• McLain enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a walk and an RBI.

Reds pitching rankings

• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Reds pitching staff ranks 15th in MLB.
• Cincinnati has the 15th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.89).
• Pitchers for the Reds combine for the 12th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.243).
• The Reds surrender the 15th-fewest home runs in baseball (131 total, 1.1 per game).
• Cincinnati its 3-2 loss the last time out, the team struck out 12 Pirates batters while allowing five hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• This season, the Pirates have won 34 out of the 80 games, or 42.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 30-41 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +103 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 49.3%.
• So far this season, Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 49 of its 116 games with a total.
• The Pirates are 61-55-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz is batting .209 this season with a team-high 18 home runs.
• Cruz is 48th in homers and 84th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 56 while batting .241 with 11 homers.
• Reynolds ranks 130th in home runs and 63rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Reynolds heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
• Andrew McCutchen has 90 hits this season and a slash line of .249/.333/.384.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads Pittsburgh with a .268 batting average.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates strike out 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.84 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• Pirates pitchers have a 1.215 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
• With just 112 homers allowed, the Pirates rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Pittsburgh defeated the Reds, 3-2, with nine strikeouts and eight hits allowed.