The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Great American Ball Park.
Ace lefthander Paul Maholm will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Maholm is 0-0 this season with a 1.35 ERA.
Maholm's opponent in this one will be Johnny Cueto. The Reds righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Pirates lost 2-1 in the series finale to the Cardinals last time out, as +190 underdogs. The team's played UNDER the posted over\/under (8.5).
Ross Ohlendorf had a no-hitter ruined in the sixth-inning, giving up two runs off seven hits in taking the loss.
Joey Votto belted a three-run dinger and drove in four runs as the Reds defeated the Mets 8-6 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep at home. The Reds won the game as +105 underdogs, while the game's 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over\/under (9.5).
Paul Janish hit a two-run single for the Reds. Bronson Arroyo tossed six innings and gave up five runs off eight hits for the win, and Francisco Cordero notched the save.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 2-2 SU
Cincinnati: 1-2 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Cincinnati's last 21 games at home
Next up:
Cincinnati home to Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 12<\/p>\n