Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds - April 11, 2025

As a die-hard baseball fan, I can hardly contain my excitement for tonight’s matchup between our Pittsburgh Pirates and those Cincinnati Reds. It’s another chapter in this storied rivalry, and I’m feeling the energy already! We’re heading to Great American Ball Park, where the stakes are high, and the passion is palpable.

Now let’s talk about the pitching matchup. On one side, we have Bailey Falter taking the mound for the Pirates. Sure, his record of 0-1 and an ERA sitting at 5.0 isn’t exactly dazzling. But you know what? The beauty of baseball is that anyone can shine on any given night! Bailey has shown flashes of brilliance with a strikeout rate over 8 per nine innings. Let’s hope he finds that groove tonight because we desperately need him to deliver!

Opposite him is Brady Singer for Cincinnati—2-0 with an impressive ERA hovering around 2.9. He’s been solid this season and has a knack for keeping hitters off balance with just over 7 strikeouts per game. While it looks like he’ll be a tough challenge for our batters, I’ve seen this Pirates lineup surprise before, especially when it counts.

Offensively, both teams have been struggling to find their rhythm at the plate this season; however, they aren’t far apart statistically when you break it down. The Pirates are scoring an average of about 3.6 runs per game compared to the Reds’ meager 3.5 runs. Our boys may not boast eye-popping batting averages—both hovering around .200—but there’s something about playing against division rivals that tends to ignite a spark in our team.

Let’s not forget that Pittsburgh just had a solid outing against St. Louis last time out—a gritty win on the road shows we have some momentum on our side going into tonight’s clash! Meanwhile, Cincinnati lost their latest game to San Francisco in a high-scoring affair—the kind of drama that always adds to the atmosphere when these two meet up.

As I sit here in my lucky jersey (it better work its magic!), I’m feeling optimistic about tonight’s game despite what all those stats might say about the Reds being favored by oddsmakers at -156 moneyline odds. This matchup screams potential upset!

I predict we’re going to see an electric performance from our bats tonight; maybe even enough runs will be scored that we can hit that Over/Under line easily set at 8 runs for this contest!

So let’s rally behind our Bucs as they take on their rivals—tonight could very well be one for the ages! With hearts racing and every pitch counting double against those Reds, I firmly believe we’ll walk away victorious tonight! Go Pirates!