Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Free Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates +105 betting line
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Cincinnati hits the road after a successful 4-2 homestand to move to a game over .500 on the season but the road has not been as kind. The Reds are 4-7 in their last 11 games away from home and three of those losses already took place in Pittsburgh where they were swept back in mid-April. They are hitting only .228 on the road this year which is fifth worse in all of baseball. After sweeping the Cubs, the Pirates lost their series to the Cardinals two games to one but they have a good chance to bounce back Monday. The weekend series against St. Louis was a tough one as Pittsburgh had to face Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia and Adam Wainwright who are a combined 12-3 with a 2.06 ERA so getting one game from that series should be considered an accomplishment. The Pirates now take a big step down in class as they face Bronson Arroyo who is off to a bad start this season. He started the year with a quality start against the Cardinals but he has only one quality performance over his last five games as his ERA has ballooned to 6.14. He has been up and down against the Pirates over the years and already in one start against them this season, he allowed five runs in six innings in a 5-3 loss. The Pirates counter with Russ Ohlendorf who is making his first start since coming off the disabled list due to back spasms. He reported no problems in a four-inning rehab start at Altoona on Wednesday where he tossed four shutout innings against Richmond. Ohlendorf was very solid last season with a 3.92 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 29 starts and that included a quality start against the Reds in his lone start against them. The Reds are 17-37 in their last 54 road games against teams with a winning home record while the Pirates are 12-4 in Ohlendorf’s last 16 home starts. 3* Pittsburgh Pirates

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