The Reds are coming into this game not playing very well in their recent games as they have lost their last 2 straight as well as 7 of their last 9 games. They are going up against a Pirates team that has been playing much better recently as they have won 3 of their last 5 games with 2 of those wins coming against the Braves and their offense has also been much better as well, scoring at least 5 runs in each of their last 4 games. Andrew Abbott is starting for the Reds here and he is 6-3 with a 2.93 ERA this season. He has not been great in his last 2 starts as he allowed 6 earned runs in his last start and has allowed at least 4 earned runs in each of his last 2. He has also been allowing a lot of hits in those as he has allowed at least 5 hits in each of his last 3 starts and his strikeouts have been down in that span as well. Johan Oviedo is starting for the Pirates here and he is 6-11 with a 4.18 ERA this season. He has been pitching very well recently as he has allowed just 1 earned run or less in each of his last 3 as well as 4 of his last 5 starts. He has also been very good at home as he has allowed just 2 earned runs or less in 5 of his last 6 starts there. The Reds have not been playing well at all recently as their offense has been cooling down while the Pirates have actually been playing a lot better recently and have been much better at home. The Pirates will win this game at home.