This is an 8* on OVER

The Reds pummelled the Pirates last night, winning 10-0. It was 7-0 after the first innings. Cincinnati is 7-1 vs. Pittsburgh this year, 5-0 at home. The first two games of this series have seen 11 and 10 runs scored. We should be in for another high-scoring affair Saturday night. Neither starter is anything to write home about. Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller has been getting shelled recently. He’s allowed four runs in back to back starts. Neither start went more than five innings. Cincinnati’s Gutierrez has a 7.17 ERA at home. Truthfully, none of the Reds starters have done very well at Great American Ballpark this year. Opponents have averaged 5.5 runs/contest here. So the Pirates, weak as they may be offensively, should at least put SOME runs on the board Saturday. Of course, the Reds will too. They average the same number of runs/contest that they allow at home. In eight games vs. the Pirates this year, the Reds have scored 68 times. That includes 16 runs in the first two innings of the last two games. In their last 10 games, the Reds have scored six or more runs eight different times. Play on OVER

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