Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

The second game of the doubleheader. Cincinnati came into the day on a 2-8 slide with a pitching staff ranked 26th in ERA (4.81) and WHIP, along with a bullpen that is 18th in ERA (4.08) and 22nd in WHIP. Luke Weaver (6.75 ERA) starts the nightcap with batters hitting over .300 off him. The Reds are 51-75 against NL teams with a slugging percentage of .400 or less. Pittsburgh plays its seventh consecutive home contest. Andre Jackson will start the game and has an impressive 23-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 22+ innings. With the Pirates 21-15 versus NL teams allowing 4.5+ runs per game, back home field. Play Pittsburgh.