The Pittsburgh Pirates aim to sweep a three-game series versus the Cincinnati Reds, at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday. Braxton Ashcraft (1-2, 3.71 ERA) gets the start for the Pirates, who are 18-16 this season and fifth in the NL Central. Chase Burns (3-1, 2.65 ERA) is the expected starter for the Reds, who are 20-13 and second in the NL Central.

How to watch Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

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Injury reports

Pirates

Jared Jones: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Reds

Eugenio Suárez: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Caleb Ferguson: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Brandon Williamson: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nick Lodolo: 15 Day IL (Finger), Hunter Greene: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Stats to know

• Pittsburgh’s Ryan O’Hearn is slashing .316/.401/.487 this season with five home runs, 24 RBIs (18th in MLB) and an OPS of .889. He has an 18.2% strikeout rate and an 11.7% walk rate in 137 plate appearances, and he has scored 20 total runs.
• In 152 plate appearances, Bryan Reynolds has slashed .264/.408/.438 this season. He has hit four long balls and driven in 22 runs with a strikeout rate of 26.3% and a walk rate of 18.4%. He has come around to score 26 times (10th in MLB).
• Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart is slashing .260/.350/.528 this season with nine home runs (13th in MLB), 28 RBIs (4th in MLB) and an OPS of .878. He has an 18.2% strikeout rate and a 12.6% walk rate in 143 plate appearances, and he has scored 20 total runs. Stewart has recorded seven steals on seven attempts.
• In 145 plate appearances, Elly De La Cruz has slashed .277/.352/.554 this season. He has hit 10 long balls (7th in MLB) and driven in 25 runs (16th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 29% and a walk rate of 10.3%. He has stolen eight bases on 11 attempts and has scored 27 runs (7th in MLB).

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