Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-120) Pittsburgh (+100)

The Cincinnati Reds (8-24) are on their way to PNC Park on Saturday where they will meet the Pittsburgh Pirates (13-18). The odds on this game have the Reds at -120 and the Pirates are priced at +100. The betting total comes in at 7. The expected starting pitchers are Luis Castillo and Zach Thompson.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .351 and have been called out on strikes 300 times, while taking a walk on 96 occasions. They have accumulated 128 runs batted in in addition to 226 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .218. The Reds have compiled 55 doubles as a squad and have knocked 26 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 132 runs scored while having a team OBP of .293. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which puts them at 14th in baseball.

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The Reds have a team ERA of 6.40 on the season (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 276 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.88 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.62. Reds pitchers have given up 47 home runs and 200 runs in total (30th in the league). They have walked 147 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.19 as a unit this year.

Reds relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 40 times and also have had 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 7 holds on the season (30th in baseball). The Reds relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 12 save situations. They have recorded 3 saves over the course of the season and have blown 2 of 5 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 68 runners this year and 45.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Reds have dispatched 128 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Reds have transformed 66.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,457 innings on the field, which has them ranked 29th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 819 putouts thus far, as well as 235 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 7th in the majors, and have accumulated 23 double plays.

Castillo (40-49 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.77 while he has gone up against 2,963 batters in the majors. He has given up 607 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 262 walks. His earned run average is 3.73 (295 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.221. Castillo has taken the mound for 712 innings and has earned 775 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Pirates hold a team slugging % of .365 and they tally 3.65 runs per outing (23rd in baseball). They have tallied 43 doubles, while walking 103 times and recording 113 runs. Pittsburgh has tallied 25 home runs this year as well as 104 RBIs. They have been rung up on 270 occasions (14th in MLB) and have tallied 240 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a batting average of .235 on the campaign.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.373 and have a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff this season. They sit at 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 251. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 166 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.78 (144 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 (250 strikeouts vs 121 walks). They have conceded 29 homers and they relinquish 5.51 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.6% out of their 44 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 32 times in high leverage situations in addition to 31 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 14 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are ranked 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 105 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 12 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves.

In 2,439 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (23rd in the majors). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 20 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .975 (30th in professional baseball). The Pirates have recorded 253 assists, 27 errors and have 813 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Thompson has given up 89 hits while he has accumulated 85 K's in 95 innings pitched. Thompson (4-10 career mark) holds a 4.06 ERA while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 43 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.332 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and he has gone up against 416 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+100)

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