Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 12-14 Pittsburgh Pirates host the 13-13 Cincinnati Reds tonight in MLB action game 3 of 3 on the grass at PNC Park, May 6, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Pirates -152/Reds +142
O/U Total: 7

Pitching Matchup
Mike Leake (R) W/L 1-1 WHIP 0.90 ERA 3.03
Gerrit Cole (R) W/L 4-0 WHIP 0.98 ERA 1.76

Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 7-1 last night. The Reds are 2-2 on their current road trip and 4-3 in their last seven games. The Pirates are 0-1 on their current homestand and 1-6 in their last seven games, their lone win coming behind Cole.

Cincy is 4-0 vs. Pittsburgh in 2015 and have won six in a row, seven of the last eight.

Leake is coming off his first win of the year and he pitched brilliantly to get the win (8 innings, 0 runs). It was his 3rd Q start of the year. Cole won his 4th-straight start, going 6 innings, allowing 0 runs and striking out 8. It was his 4th Q start in a row and he has been great over that period (25.2 innings, 3 ERs, 29 Ks).

No one on Cincinnati has had double digit ABs vs. Cole but 3B Todd Frazier has made the most of his. He is hitting .333 vs. the right-hander and has belted 2 HRs off of him, the only Red to go deep. 1B Joey Votto (.400) and 2B Brandon Phillips (.375) have also had success vs. Cole.

For Pittsburgh, OF Corey Hart (.429), SS Jordy Mercer (.357) and 3B Josh Harrison (.333) have had success vs. Leake while 2B Neil Walker has 12 career RBIs vs. the right-hander.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Betting Trends

The Reds are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games against the Pirates
The game total has gone under the posted run line in 4 of Cincy’s last 5 games on the road in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh is 1-6 straight up in their last 7 games.
The Pirates are 0-5 in their last 5 games against Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh is 3-7 straight up in their last 10 games at home against Cincinnati.

Injury Report

CINCINNATI REDS
Homer Bailey P 60-Day Disabled List
Jason Bourgeois OF 60-Day Disabled List
Zack Cozart SS Day-to-Day (hand)
Sean Marshall P 60-Day Disabled List
Devin Mesoraco C Day-to-Day (hip)
Manny Parra P 15-Day Disabled List

PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Brandon Cumpton P 15-Day Disabled List
Charlie Morton P 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Sellers 2B 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Cincinnati: 37%
Pittsburgh: 63%

Free MLB Pick

Pirates’ starter Gerrit Cole has been impressive this season with an ERA of 1.76, but he has yet to get to get a victory over the Reds in three lifetime starts. All three starts did come on the road but as a whole were only average at best with 9 runs allowed in 18 innings recording one Q start. Mike Leake has turned it up a notch with three straight Q starts and is coming off his best of the season pitching 8 scoreless against the Braves. We were tempted to wager on the underdog Reds, but feel more comfortable with a total bet. The starters are in top form and Pittsburgh’s recent offensive woes scoring 2 or less runs in 6 of their last 7 have us laying our money on this game going under the total.

Take the UNDER 7‏