Pittsburgh Pirates Vs Cincinnati Reds Live Baseball Picks
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Pittsburgh (6-5) lost 99 games last year en route to its 17th straight losing season. However, the Pirates went 40-41 at home, and come in having won four of five there with their last three victories coming in walkoff fashion.
Both wins in this series have been delivered in the final at-bat. Garrett Jones’ two-out single off the wall in right-center with the bases loaded off closer Francisco Cordero) clinched a 5-4 win Saturday.
The Reds are trying to end a season-high four-game slide, during which they’ve posted a .197 batting average and .281 on-base percentage.
Bronson Arroyo(notes) (0-0, 3.86) gets a third chance for his first win of 2010, and a start versus Pittsburgh might be just what he needs. The right-hander owns a 0.86 ERA in winning three games in a row against the Pirates, including two at PNC last year.
Arroyo will try to extend that run after being victimized by a big inning in Tuesday’s 10-8, 11-inning win at Florida. He allowed four of his five runs in the fourth inning before exiting after the sixth.
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