Pittsburgh Pirates (4-14, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (9-11, second in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Steven Brault (0-0, 5.14 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 6 strikeouts) Reds: Trevor Bauer (2-0, .93 ERA, .57 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)
LINE: Reds favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
The Reds went 33-43 in division play in 2019. Cincinnati hit .244 as a team last year while averaging 8.2 hits per game.
The Pirates went 29-47 in division play in 2019. Pittsburgh hit .265 as a team and averaged 3.2 extra base hits per game last season.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The season series is tied 1-1.
INJURIES: Reds: Pedro Strop: (groin), Robert Stephenson: (back), Wade Miley: (undisclosed), Matt Bowman: (right elbow), Mike Moustakas: (left quad).
Pirates: Jameson Taillon: (elbow), Joe Musgrove: (triceps), Mitch Keller: (left side), Clay Holmes: (right forearm), Michael Feliz: (right forearm), Kyle Crick: (right shoulder/lat), Nick Burdi: (right elbow), Chris Archer: (neck), Kevin Kramer: (hip), Phillip Evans: (broken jaw/concussion), Luke Maile: (finger).
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