Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

What it means

• Season series: CIN wins series 2-1.
• Reds 44-37 on the road; Pirates 39-42 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2

Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way

Recap · Sep 27

Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale

Recap · Sep 27

Griffin's homer helps Pirates finish with winning record, beating Detroit 4-2

Preview · Sep 27

Tigers try to sweep series against the Pirates

Preview · Sep 27

Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match

ESPN · Sep 26

Pirates' Kirby Yates retires after 12 MLB seasons, 1st start

Recap · Sep 26

Justin Verlander makes teary farewell to 21-year career as Tigers rally to beat Pirates 4-3

Recap · Sep 26

Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays

Injuries and inactives

Reds5th in NL Cent

• Dane Myers CF

  Shoulder, Surgery, left
  Out
• Chase Burns SP

  Groin, Strain, right
  15-Day-IL
• Julian Garcia RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  15-Day-IL
• Spencer Steer 1B

  Wrist, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL
• Tony Santillan RP

  Hip, Surgery, left
  15-Day-IL

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

• Oneil Cruz CF

  Knee, Bruise, left
  Day-To-Day
• Braxton Ashcraft SP

  Arm, Soreness, right
  15-Day-IL
• Esmerlyn Valdez RF

  Hamstring, Strain, left
  10-Day-IL
• Isaac Mattson RP

  Hip, Inflammation
  15-Day-IL
• Mitch Keller SP

  Shoulder, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Reds5th in NL Cent

Brandon Williamson SP

Probable starter · 5-5, 4.46 ERA, 98 K, 1.28 WHIP

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Andre Jackson SP

Probable starter · 1-3, 4.99 ERA, 57 K, 1.21 WHIP

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Officials

Charlie Ramos (Home Plate Umpire), Nic Lentz (First Base Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Second Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Third Base Umpire)