Reds-Pirates Preview

The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at PNC Park.
Righthander Josh Fogg will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Fogg is 2-4 this season with a 8.67 ERA.
Fogg’s opponent in this one will be Paul Maholm. The Pirates lefthander has a 3.76 ERA to go along with a 7-7 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Brandon Phillips homered and drove in two runs to lead the Reds to a 5-1 win over the Pirates on Tuesday night.
The Reds were listed at -104 on the road in that contest, while the combined score played UNDER the day’s posted total (8.5).
Reds first baseman Javier Valentin went deep as well in that win, while outfielder Corey Patterson had two hits and two RBI.
Team records:
Cincinnati: 53-67 SU
Pittsburgh: 54-65 SU
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Cincinnati, Thursday, August 14

 

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