Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-182) Pittsburgh (+150)

The Cincinnati Reds (24-24) are traveling to PNC Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (15-32). The odds on this game have the Reds at -182 and the Pirates are priced at +150. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Nick Martinez and Bailey Falter.

Cincinnati is slugging .395 and have struck out 434 times, while taking a walk on 169 occasions. They have 212 RBI's and 391 base knocks this season, and their batting average is at .243. The Reds have tallied 80 doubles as a unit and have hit 53 balls out of the park. They have a total of 220 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are compiling 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 11th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.17. Reds pitchers have conceded 55 home runs in addition to 190 runs in total (13th in baseball). Cincinnati has surrendered 354 base knocks (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 170 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.58 so far this year (10th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 399 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 145 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.03 as a unit this season.

Reds bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 34 times in addition to having 45 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 38 holds so far this season (1st in the league). The Reds relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 70.0% and stepped onto the hill in 60 save situations. They have accumulated 14 saves for the year and have missed out on 6 out of their 20 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 52 base runners on the campaign and 30.8% of those players crossed home plate. The Reds have dispatched 163 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Reds have turned 72.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,843 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in baseball. The Chicago White Sox have earned 1,281 putouts this season, in addition to 362 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 19th in baseball, and have accumulated 22 double plays.

Martinez (39-49 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.01 while he has gone up against 3,512 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 826 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 258 free passes. His ERA is 4.07 (373 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.313. Martinez has taken the ball for 825 innings and has racked up 594 K's in his MLB career.

Pittsburgh has compiled 33 long balls for the season to go along with 138 runs batted in. They have put up 49 doubles, while getting a free base 164 times as well as racking up 141 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates hold a team on-base percentage of .297 and a batting average of .217 so far this season. The Pirates hold a team slugging percentage of .322 and they tally 3.00 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have struck out on 414 instances (5th in MLB) and have recorded 337 base hits.

The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.271 in addition to having a FIP of 3.91 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 376. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 203 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.08 (189 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.40 (344 strikeouts vs 154 bases on balls). They have yielded 39 home runs and they concede 4.38 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 17 save chances and they have walked away with 8 saves. They are currently ranked 29th in the league with a save percentage of 47.1%, and they have sent 155 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 47 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.7% of 75 inherited base runners. With 42 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 24 holds and 9 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 42 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in the majors). The Pirates have 417 assists, 28 errors and have earned a total of 1,251 putouts for the season. In their 3,753 innings played, the Pirates have a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (12th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Falter has given up 390 base hits while earning 299 strikeouts in 387 innings. He has allowed 196 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.281 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and he has faced 1,614 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Falter (20-26 career mark) has a 4.56 earned run average while allowing 9.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-182)

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