The Cincinnati Reds are just 3-22 this season and have lost nine in a row overall and their last three at home. Pittsburgh Pirates have been better than expected and come into this game with a 9-13 record. The Pirates will send JT Brubaker to the mound. He has had a rough start t the season, posting a 0-2 record with a 6.20 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. In his last outing, he went 5 innings and allowed three runs. The Reda will counter by sending Connor Overton to the mound. He is 0-0 with a 1.68 ERA this season. In his only start of the season, he went 5.1 innings and gave up just 1 run.

This game will come down to which pitching staff is better today than the other. Pittsburgh gives up 5.50 runs a game and their opponents hit .250 against them. They have a 4.99 Era with 1.41 WHIP. As bad as Pittsburgh's pitchers are, Cincinnati's is worse. They are wort in the league, allowing six runs a game and their opponents are hitting .275. Their 6.15 ERA ranks last and so does their 1.63 WHIP.

All the talk about a dead ball has not made it to the pitchers of these two teams. The Pirates have won three of their last four road games while the Pirates have lost nine straight games and seven of their last eight home games. The Pirates have the better offense and have scored 12 runs in thier last three games. Neither team has decent pitching but the Pirates come out ahead there too. This isn't a great game but until the Reds show me something I like Brubaker in this matchup.

Play on Pittsburgh. This is a 6* play.