The 14-7 Pittsburgh Pirates will look to stay hot when they host the 7-13 Cincinnati Reds tonight in the third game of their 4-game series. The Bucs won again last night, downing the Reds 4-2, and have now won 5 straight and 6 of their last 7. Veteran southpaw Rich Hill is expected on the bump for Pittsburgh and he is 1-2 with a 5.57 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. Cincinnati is expected to give the nod to Luis Cessa. His start to the 2023 campaign has not been good. Cessa is 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA and a 2.75 WHIP. In his last outing against the Phillies, Cessa yielded 9 runs in the first inning alone, resulting in a 14-3 loss. The Reds are just 1-7 on the road, 2-10 in their last 12 overall against the Pirates, and 0-5 in their last 5 at PNC Park.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PIRATES