The Reds open their final series of 2019 tonight against the Pirates at PNC Park in in Pittsburgh. Game time is 7:05 EDT. The Reds enter the series losers of 5 of their last 6 games. Meanwhile the Pirates come in off a 3 game sweep of the Cubs which finished the job of knocking the laughable losers of 9 straight out of the playoffs. Nonetheless, the die is already cast that the Reds will finish 4th in the NL Central, ahead of the Pirates. Only the final total of wins and losses remains to be settled.
On the individual side of the ledger, Eugenio Suárez hopes to add to his single season MLB home run record for a third baseman (currently at 49).