Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Arizona Diamondbacks (26-29) are en route to Great American Ball Park on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Cincinnati Reds (18-35). The pitchers taking the mound will be Tyler Gilbert and Graham Ashcraft.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 3.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 24th in the league. They are sitting with 212 runs while having a team OBP of .298. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 83 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 64 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 199 runs batted in as well as 386 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .216. Arizona is slugging .379 and have struck out 507 times, while drawing a walk on 196 occasions.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 60 home runs and 249 runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 174 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.34 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 4.19 on the campaign (22nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 387 hitters.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 199 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 82 runners this season with 24.4% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 16 saves on the season and have blown 7 of their 23 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 69.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 60 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 36 holds over the course of the season (5th in MLB). Diamondbacks pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 55 times as well as having 72 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have 1,458 putouts thus far, as well as 471 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which has them sitting 25th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 45 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of 4,374 innings on the diamond, ranking them 16th in MLB.

Gilbert (2-4 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.95 and he has faced 216 hitters in the majors. He has given up 40 base knocks (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has 17 free passes. His earned run average is 3.64 (22 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.049. Gilbert has pitched in 54 innings and is sitting with 37 punch outs in his MLB career.

Cincinnati is sitting with 49 home runs this year to go along with 220 RBIs. They have put up 81 two-baggers, while walking 159 times as well as putting up 227 runs. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .302 and a team batting average of .231 this season. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .368 and they average 4.28 runs per outing (16th in MLB). They have been rung up on 454 instances (15th in baseball) and have earned 398 hits.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.443 and have a FIP of 4.70 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 (464 strikeouts vs 215 walks). They are currently ranked 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 446. They have conceded 70 homers and they relinquish 5.62 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 286 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 5.44 (277 earned runs allowed).

Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the game in 15 save chances and they have tallied 10 saves. They sit at 15th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 194 relievers to the hill on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 43 times in high leverage situations in addition to 59 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.0% out of their 100 inherited base runners. With 35 save situations, the Reds have accumulated 20 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

Out of their 4,122 innings played, the Reds hold a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (24th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 32 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in professional baseball). The Reds have recorded 393 assists, 23 errors and have a total of 1,374 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Ashcraft has surrendered 12 base knocks while tallying 9 strikeouts in 17 frames. Ashcraft (2-0 career win-loss mark) has a 1.53 ERA and has given up 6.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 3 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.962 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 1.80 and he has faced 71 hitters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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