Zack Littell will try to collect his 10th victory of the season when the Cincinnati Reds (60-57) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (51-66) on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET. The Reds are favored in the matchup (-110) against the Pirates (-109). Littell starts for Cincinnati while Pittsburgh will counter with Mike Burrows.
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Reds to win vs Pirates -110
Reds vs. Pirates betting lines
- Favorite: Reds (-110)
- Underdog: Pirates (-109)
- Over/under: 8
Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Reds betting info
- The Reds have been favored on the moneyline 51 total times this season. They’ve finished 26-25 in those games.
- When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -110 or shorter, Cincinnati has a record of 27-25 (51.9%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Reds have an implied win probability of 52.4%.
- Cincinnati has played in 114 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 43 times (43-66-5).
- The Reds have put together a 60-54-0 record ATS this season (covering 52.6% of the time).
Reds hitting info
- Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds in home runs (19), runs batted in (73) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .278.
- De La Cruz ranks 42nd in home runs and 16th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- De La Cruz enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a double and an RBI.
- TJ Friedl has 17 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 54 walks while hitting .275.
- Among all MLB hitters, Friedl ranks 150th in homers and 174th 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 heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with a walk and an RBI.
Reds pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Reds has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- Cincinnati has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.89).
- The Reds have the 12th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.243).
- Reds pitchers combine to give up 131 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (15th-fewest in the majors).
- Cincinnati fell to the Pirates 3-2 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing five hits.
Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Pirates betting info
- The Pirates have been underdogs in 80 games this season and won 34 (42.5%) of those contests.
- Pittsburgh has a record of 33-46, a 41.8% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -109 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The implied probability of a win by the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 52.2%.
- Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 49 of its 116 opportunities.
- 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’s home run total ranks 48th in the majors, and he is 87th in RBI.
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 56 while batting .241 with 11 homers.
- Reynolds is 133rd in home runs and 64th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Reynolds brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
- Andrew McCutchen is slashing .249/.333/.384 this season for the Pirates.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads Pittsburgh with a batting average of .268.
Pirates pitching rankings
- The Pirates strike out 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
- Pittsburgh has the 12th-ranked ERA (3.84) in the majors this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.215 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
- The Pirates have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 112 home runs allowed.
- Pittsburgh earned a 3-2 win in its most recent game, striking out nine Reds batters while allowing eight hits.
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