Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 46-54 Cincinnati Reds play host to the 59-41 Pittsburgh Pirates tonight in MLB action on the grass of Great American Ball Park, July 31, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Pirates -121/Reds +111
O/U Total: 8.5
Pitching Matchup
Jeff Locke (L) W/L 5-6 WHIP 1.41 ERA 4.15
Michael Lorenzen (R) W/L 3-5 WHIP 1.58 ERA 4.58
Cincinnati routed Pittsburgh 15-5 last night. They are 1-0 on their homestand and 5-4 in their last 9 games. The Pirates are 2-1 on their road trip and 5-2 in their past 7 games.
The Reds and Bucs have seen a lot of each other already this year and Cincy has an 8-2 lead in the last 10 encounters between these NL Central rivals.
Locke received his 8th no decision of the year in his last start, a 7-5 win over Washington. He allowed 4 runs in 5 innings and has 8 Q starts on the season.
Lorenzen was a 17-7 loser at Colorado in his last outing as he surrendered 8 ERs in only 2.1 innings. He has 7 Q starts on the year.
No Pittsburgh hitter has more than 4 ABs vs. Lorenzen. OF Starling Marte is 1-2 (.500) with a solo HR while 3B Aramis Ramirez is 2-4 (.500) with a solo HR. The 6 other hitters who have faced the right-hander before are 2-15 (.133) with 0 HRs, RBIs or SBs.
Cincinnati 3B Todd Frazier is 9-20 (.450) against Locke with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs while OF Marlon Byrd is 4-12 (.333) with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs. OF Billy Hamilton is 6-13 (.462) against the left-hander with 2 SBs while 1B Joey Votto is 6-17 (.353) with 2 RBIs. The 5 other hitters who have faced Locke before are a combined 10-49 (.204) with 7 RBIs.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Betting Trends
The Pirates are 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games overall.
Pittsburgh is 3-6 straight up in their last 9 road games.
The game total has gone over in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games against Cincinnati.
The Reds are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games overall.
Cincinnati is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 home games against Pittsburgh.
Injury Report
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Brandon Cumpton P 60-Day Disabled List
Josh Harrison 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Corey Hart 1B 60-Day Disabled List
Gorkys Hernandez 15-Day Disabled List
Andrew Lambo OF 60-Day Disabled List
Jordy Mercer SS 15-Day Disabled List
Rob Scahill P 15-Day Disabled List
CINCINNATI REDS
Nate Adcock P 15-Day Disabled List
Homer Bailey P 60-Day Disabled List
Tony Cingrani P 15-Day Disabled List
Zack Cozart SS 60-Day Disabled List
Sean Marshall P 60-Day Disabled List
Devin Mesoraco C 60-Day Disabled List
Jon Moscot P 60-Day Disabled List
Manny Parra P 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Betting ATS
Pittsburgh: 64%
Cincinnati: 36%
Free MLB Pick
Michael Lorenzen got chased from the game in the third inning in an ugly performance allowing 8 runs in just 2 1/3 innings. We’re going to give him a pass for that outing as it was at Coors where that has a tendency to happen to the best of them. He’s been okay at home this season as of late holding the opposition to three or fewer in four of his last five starts and has very good historical stats versus the Pirates current roster who has hit just .238 lifetime against him. Locke gets the ball for the visitor and he’s been up and down all season and especially down on the road where he carries a 6.57 earned run average into this game. The Reds batters have had a lot of success against him hitting a combined .315 in their career against him. We believe the suddenly hot Reds are where your money should be here getting plus money.
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