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Reds and Pirates play for the series winner

Reds and Pirates play for the series winner

Pittsburgh Pirates (38-41, third in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (37-42, fourth in the NL Central)

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PROBABLE PITCHING PLAYERS: Pirates: Luis Ortiz (3-2, 3.45 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Reds: Graham Ashcraft (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Reds -128, Pirates +109; Over/Under is 9 1/2 Runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates meet on Wednesday, with the winner taking the three-game series.

Cincinnati has a 20-22 record at home and a 37-42 record overall. The Reds are 16-7 in games in which they hit at least two home runs.

Pittsburgh has a 38-41 overall record and a 19-21 road record. The Pirates are 23-6 in games in which they have scored at least five runs.

Wednesday’s meeting will be the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Pirates hold a 3-2 lead in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jeimer Candelario has 17 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs for the Reds. Elly De La Cruz is 15 of 39 with four doubles, one triple and three home runs in the last 10 games.

Bryan Reynolds has 19 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs for the Pirates. Rowdy Tellez has hit 11 for 35 with three doubles and four RBIs in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 3-7, .237 batting average, 4.08 ERA, five runs batted in

Pirates: 5-5, .223 batting average, 5.22 ERA, 13 runs less

INJURIES: Reds: Nick Lodolo: 15-day IL (finger), TJ Friedl: 10-day IL (hamstring), Christian Encarnacion-Strand: 60-day IL (hand), Emilio Pagan: 15-day IL (lat), Brandon Williamson: 60-day IL (shoulder), Ian Gibaut: 60-day IL (forearm), Tejay Antone: 60-day IL (elbow), Matt McLain: 60-day IL (shoulder)

Pirates: Dennis Santana: day-to-day (arm), David Bednar: 15-day IL (oblique), Henry Davis: 7-day IL (head), Hunter Stratton: 15-day IL (shoulder), Ryan Borucki: 60-day IL (triceps), Quinn Priest: 15-day IL (unknown), Ji-Hwan Bae: 10-day IL (unknown), Marco Gonzales: 60-day IL (forearm), Martin Perez: 15-day IL (groin), Joey Bart: 10-day IL (thumb), Dauri Moreta: 60-day IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60-day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press