After a rain out yesterday the Pittsburgh Pirates will try and even the score with the Cincinnati Reds and leave Great American Ball Park with a split. Juan Nicasio gets the call for the Bucs and he is 3-3 with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.37. Nicasio faced the Reds on April 29th and was dominant, surrendering 3 hits, 8 K’s and no runs in 7 innings of work. Alfredo Simon gets the nod for the Reds tonight and he is 1-3 with an ERA of 9.86 and a WHIP of 2.19. Simon faced Pittsburgh on April 30th and had a poor outing, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits and walking 4 in 4 innings of work. The Reds are 1-4 in Simon’s last 5 starts and 0-4 in his last 4 against a team with a winning record. Mark Wegner is calling it tonight and Pittsburgh is 13-3 in their 16 with him behind the dish.
Tonight’s pick:
Pittsburgh Pirates