The CINCINNATI and the PITTSBURGH will both be gunning for a victory on 9/5/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup.
GAME: Cincinnati Reds (59-80) at Pittsburgh Pirates (68-71)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 05 – 7:05 PM EST
WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| ROT | TEAM | PS | OU | RL |
| 953 | CINCINNATI | 8.5 (-210) (-195) |
8.5 (-110) | 182 -195 |
| 954 | PITTSBURGH |
TV: 7:05 PM
LINE: -195
PREDICTION: PITTSBURGH , CINCINNATI
Oddsmakers currently have the PITTSBURGH listed as -195 point favorites versus the CINCINNATI, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.5.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have faded in the second half, but they’re trying to give a core group of young players something to build on in the final month of the season. The Pirates will try to finish off a three-game sweep of the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
Pittsburgh leads the season series 11-4 after a 7-3 victory on Tuesday in which Starling Marte homered and Gregory Polanco had three hits and two RBIs. The Pirates have won back-to-back games for the first time since Aug. 18-19 and clinched their first series win since Aug. 6-8 at Colorado. Cincinnati won the final two games of its weekend series in St. Louis, but the offense has gone quiet in the first two games against Pittsburgh. Scooter Gennett’s solo homer accounted for the only run in Monday’s 5-1 loss, and he hit two solo shots Tuesday.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FS Ohio (Cincinnati), AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh
PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Homer Bailey (1-13, 6.13 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Jameson Taillon (11-9, 3.45)
Bailey’s only win – and the Reds’ only victory in his 19 starts – came May 12 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 32-year-old has posted quality starts in three of his last eight outings, but he was roughed up for seven runs (only three earned) over five innings of a loss at St. Louis on Friday. Bailey is 10-7 with a 3.68 ERA in 23 starts against the Pirates, and he has allowed nine runs (eight earned) in 9 2/3 innings across two meetings this season.
Taillon has set a career-high for wins and has victories in his last two starts along with quality starts in seven consecutive outings. The 26-year-old held Atlanta to two runs over seven innings in a win Friday, finishing August with a 3-1 mark and a 2.38 ERA. Taillon is 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 10 starts against the Reds, including 2-1 with a 3.10 ERA in three meetings this season.
WALK-OFFS
1. Pirates 1B Josh Bell, who is hitless in his last four games, and LF Corey Dickerson, who is 3-for-34 over his past 10 contests, got the day off Tuesday.
2. Gennett is 10-for-27 with four doubles and a homer versus Taillon.
3. Polanco is batting .356 with 10 extra-base hits and 13 RBIs in his past 15 games.
PREDICTION: Pirates 7, Reds 4
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