The Cincinnati Reds (23-24) will look to Will Benson, who is on a three-game home run streak, when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (15-31). The Reds are the moneyline favorite (-122) for this outing against the Pirates (+104), which begins at 6:40 p.m. ET on Monday at PNC Park. Nick Lodolo takes the mound first for Cincinnati, and Mitch Keller is Pittsburgh’s choice to start.

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Reds vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-122)
• Underdog: Pirates (+104)
• Over/under: 8

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have won 11 of the 22 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (50%).
• Cincinnati has a 9-6 record (winning 60% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -122 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Reds’ implied win probability is 55%.
• Cincinnati has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 18 times this season for an 18-28-1 record against the over/under.
• The Reds have put together a 25-22-0 record ATS this season.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz has racked up a team-best eight home runs and 31 runs batted in.
• Among hitters in MLB action, De La Cruz ranks 38th in homers and 17th in RBI.
• TJ Friedl is batting .268 with seven doubles, a triple, three home runs and 21 walks.
• Friedl ranks 169th in homers and 132nd in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Gavin Lux has a team-best batting average of .297.
• Lux heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .353 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Austin Hays has five doubles, six home runs and seven walks while batting .316.
• Hays heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .278 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.

Reds pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Reds has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• Cincinnati’s 3.64 team ERA ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Reds pitchers combine for the No. 5 WHIP in baseball (1.165).
• The Reds allow the 20th-fewest home runs in baseball (55 total, 1.2 per game).
• In its 4-1 win last time out, Cincinnati struck out six Guardians batters while allowing eight hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 31 games this season and won 10 (32.3%) of those contests.
• This season, Pittsburgh has won eight of its 27 games, or 29.6%, when it’s the underdog by at least +104 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 49% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 18 of its 46 games with a total this season.
• The Pirates are 18-28-0 against the spread in their 46 chances this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz is batting .230 this season with a team-high eight home runs.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Cruz ranks 38th in home runs and 115th in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen has collected 32 hits this season and has an OBP of .351. He’s slugging .372 on the year.
• McCutchen is 169th in homers and 173rd in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in (22) this season. He has a .202 batting average and a .331 slugging percentage.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .255 with an OBP of .302 and a slugging percentage of .317 this season.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have a 7.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
• Pittsburgh has pitched to a 4.14 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
• Pirates pitchers have a 1.288 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
• The Pirates have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 39, or 0.8 per game.
• Pittsburgh suffered a 5-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out seven Phillies batters while allowing 10 hits.