Mike Leake (11-13, 3.70 ERA) and the Cincinnati Reds (1-0) meet Gerrit Cole (11-5, 3.65 ERA) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (0-1) in the second of a three-game division series at the Great American Ball Park. The Reds won the last game 5-2 and Cincinnati leads the series 1-0. The game gets underway at 7:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Apr. 8 and will air on ROOT-PIT and FSN-OH.
Leake is 6-3 with a 3.22 ERA, 81 strikeouts and 36 walks against the Pirates in his career. Joey Votto (.500 ) continued his strong start to the season Monday, going 2 for 4 with one run. In his pitching opportunities against the Reds, Cole is 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA, 15 strikeouts and three walks. Andrew McCutchen (.500 ) has been hitting the ball well to start the season for the Pirates, going 2 for 4 Monday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs.
Cincinnati is a small -106 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at seven runs.
The only other game between the two teams went Cincinnati’s way.
Predictions: SU Winner – CIN, O/U – Over
Notes
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati’s last 9 games at home.
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati’s last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
