| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 10-6 | 15-10 | 11-15 |
| Game 2 | 6-10 | 14-11 | 9-15 |
| Game 3 | 8-7 | 11-13 | 16-10 |
| Game 4 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 5-11 | 7-15 | 12-16 |
| Game 2 | 4-12 | 10-9 | 12-19 |
| Game 3 | 6-9 | 13-9 | 12-16 |
| Game 4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-3 |
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh Game Overview
CIN vs PITRecords
CIN vs PITHead To Head
Win / Loss
7-3
Over / Under
2-7-1
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | CIN Starter (IP) | PIT Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, '25 | PIT |
1 - 0
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PIT +127 | u7.5 | N. Martinez (6.0) | B. Falter (7.0) |
| May 19, '25 | PIT |
7 - 1
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CIN -109 | u8.5 | N. Lodolo (6.0) | M. Keller (6.0) |
| Apr 13, '25 | CIN |
4 - 0
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CIN -175 | u7.5 | H. Greene (7.0) | C. Mlodzinski (4.1) |
| Apr 12, '25 | CIN |
5 - 2
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CIN -110 | u8.0 | A. Abbott (5.0) | A. Heaney (6.0) |
| Apr 11, '25 | CIN |
5 - 3
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CIN -162 | P8.0 | B. Singer (5.0) | B. Falter (5.0) |
| Sep 22, '24 | CIN |
2 - 0
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PIT -102 | u8.0 | H. Greene (3.0) | P. Skenes (5.0) |
| Sep 21, '24 | CIN |
7 - 1
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CIN -118 | u9.0 | R. Lowder (5.0) | J. Jones (5.0) |
| Sep 20, '24 | CIN |
8 - 3
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CIN -123 | o9.0 | N. Martinez (6.0) | M. Keller (3.1) |
| Aug 25, '24 | PIT |
4 - 3
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PIT -103 | u8.5 | N. Martinez (3.0) | L. Ortiz (6.0) |
| Aug 24, '24 | PIT |
10 - 2
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CIN -106 | o9.5 | J. Aguiar (6.0) | J. Woodford (3.1) |
Cincinnati
Covers Score Predictor
Final Score Forecast
4.76
CIN
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PIT
4.17
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Last Meeting ( May 20, 2025 ) Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 1
A day after snapping a four-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates will try to string together back-to-back wins for the first time in nearly a month when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.
The Pirates will give the ball to left-hander Andrew Heaney (2-3, 3.02 ERA), who will oppose right-hander Brady Singer (5-2, 5.01).
Pittsburgh finally achieved the result it was hoping for on Tuesday, but the game played out like many of the team's contests this season.
The Pirates again struggled to find offense, but another great start from Bailey Falter delivered a 1-0 victory that snapped the Reds' five-game winning streak. Pittsburgh got its lone run from a Bryan Reynolds RBI single in the sixth inning, and it needed its pitchers to be sharp.
The Reds squandered opportunities to score in multiple innings, including a chance in the ninth, when TJ Friedl led off with a single after a 10-pitch at-bat.
Cincinnati manager Terry Francona chose to stick with the next scheduled batter, Santiago Espinal, who came into the at-bat versus David Bednar with a .552 OPS against right-handed pitchers. Espinal proceeded to ground into a double play, and Bednar got Elly De La Cruz to fly out to end the game.
"I think Espi is one of our best hitters and I was trying to give (Gavin) Lux some needed time," Francona said. "If Espinal comes out, Lux is at third. I was trying not to do that."
Bednar said, "I think those are the spots you want to be in. You want to beat those guys and take home a win."
It was only the Pirates' fifth victory in their past 22 games, their fourth win in 11 games since Don Kelly took over as manager.
"Every day is a new day, we have another opportunity tomorrow and the guys came out tonight and competed," Kelly said postgame.
After a couple of rough outings in which he allowed four runs each time, Heaney bounced back with a couple of strong starts.
In his most recent outing, on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies, he allowed one run on four hits and three walks in five innings while striking out two. The Pirates scored three runs after Heaney departed to put him in position for a possible win, but Pittsburgh's bullpen collapsed in an eventual 8-4 loss.
Heaney is 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA in three career starts against the Reds. He took a loss at Cincinnati on April 12 after allowing four runs -- all on a De La Cruz grand slam -- in six innings.
Singer, who came to the Reds in a trade with the Kansas City Royals last November, recovered from his worst start of the season to earn a win in his latest outing.
On May 10, Singer was pounded for seven runs in 2 1/3 innings against the Houston Astros. However, on Friday he allowed three runs on three hits and three walks while striking out four in five innings against the Cleveland Guardians.
Singer is 2-1 with a 6.32 ERA in three career starts against Pittsburgh. He defeated the Pirates on April 11, when he yielded three runs on two hits in five innings.
The Pirates placed reliever Colin Holderman on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with right thumb inflammation, and they selected the contract of right-hander Isaac Mattson. Infielder Nick Gonzales (left ankle fracture) was transferred to the 60-day IL.
--Field Level Media
CIN vs PITInjury report
Cincinnati's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lowder | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Jun 03, '25) | Jun 03, '25 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Rhett Lowder on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Spiers | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 22, '25) | May 22, '25 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds transferred RHP Carson Spiers from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| T. Callihan | LF | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( May 08, '25) | May 08, '25 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed INF Tyler Callihan on the 60-day injured list with a left forearm fracture. | ||||
| B. Williamson | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 25, '25) | Mar 25, '25 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed LHP Brandon Williamson on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow strain. | ||||
| J. Aguiar | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 12, '25) | Feb 12, '25 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Julian Aguiar on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Aguiar will miss the entire 2025 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports. | ||||
Pittsburgh's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Simon | 2B | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Sep 22, '25) | Sep 22, '25 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred INF Ronny Simon from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with dislocated left shoulder. | ||||
| E. Rodriguez | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 12, '25) | Jun 12, '25 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred C Endy Rodríguez to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| E. Valdez | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 13, '25) | May 13, '25 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred INF Enmanuel Valdez from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation. Valdez recently underwent season-ending surgery on his dislocated left shoulder. | ||||
| J. Jones | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 30, '25) | Mar 30, '25 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred RHP Jared Jones to the 60-Day injured list with a right elbow UCL sprain. | ||||
CIN vs PIT Starters Recent Games
Brady Singer (R)Last 5
Win / Loss
0-5
ERA
5.67
Avg. IP
5.1
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sep 27, '24
ATL 3 - KC 0
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L +163 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 16.3 | 0.0 |
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Sep 21, '24
KC 0 - SF 9
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L -140 | o8.0 | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 16.5 | 1.5 |
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Sep 15, '24
PIT 4 - KC 3
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L +100 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 | 2.0 |
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Sep 09, '24
NYY 10 - KC 4
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L +163 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 92 | 18.4 | 3.5 |
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Sep 03, '24
KC 1 - CLE 7
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L +119 | p8.0 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 17.5 | 2.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 93.2 | 17.3 | 1.8 |
Last Vs Pittsburgh
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sep 15, '24
PIT 4 - KC 3
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L +100 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 | 2.0 |
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Jun 01, '21
KC 10 - PIT 5
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W -163 | o8.0 | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 16.6 | 1.0 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 5.1 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 91.5 | 17.2 | 1.5 |
Andrew Heaney (L)Last 5
Win / Loss
4-1
ERA
5.96
Avg. IP
5.0
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
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Sep 28, '24
LAA 8 - TEX 9
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W -142 | o8.5 | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 22.0 | 2.0 |
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Sep 22, '24
TEX 6 - SEA 5
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W +124 | o7.5 | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 16.6 | 0.8 |
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Sep 15, '24
SEA 7 - TEX 0
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L +144 | p7.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 17.8 | 0.8 |
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Sep 08, '24
TEX 7 - LAA 4
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W -169 | o8.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 16.0 | 0.8 |
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Sep 03, '24
TEX 7 - NYY 4
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W +141 | o8.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 17.2 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 90.6 | 17.9 | 1.2 |
Last Vs Cincinnati
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Apr 17, '22
LAD 9 - CIN 1
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W -189 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 14.8 | 1.0 |
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Jun 25, '19
LAA 5 - CIN 1
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W -142 | u9.0 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 101 | 18.9 | 2.0 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 5.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 95.0 | 16.9 | 1.5 |
CIN vs PITStats
CIN vs PIT Stats Analysis
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cincinnati
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3.49 | .221 | .290 | 1.15 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 8.2 |
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Pittsburgh
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4.03 | .241 | .310 | 1.25 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 7.3 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cincinnati
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3.88 | 3.61 | .231 | .292 | 1.15 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 5.1 |
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Pittsburgh
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4.01 | 3.71 | .239 | .304 | 1.22 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cincinnati
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3.91 | 3.31 | .206 | .287 | 1.15 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
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Pittsburgh
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4.88 | 4.55 | .244 | .319 | 1.28 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 |