Baltimore Orioles vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, July 29, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (38-59) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (49-49) at Great American Ball Park on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Dean Kremer and Mike Minor.

Baltimore owns a slugging percentage of .387 and have been called out on strikes 860 times, while drawing a walk on 274 occasions. They have accumulated 388 RBI's as well as 776 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is .234. The Orioles have recorded 177 doubles as a unit and have hit 101 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 412 runs while holding a team OBP of .302. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are compiling 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 21st in MLB.

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Orioles pitchers have surrendered 107 home runs and 419 runs in total (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 272 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.10 as a unit on the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 3.95 on the year (16th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 740 hitters.

The Orioles have sent 342 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 175 base runners this year with 30.3% of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 27 saves on the season and have blown 9 of their 36 chances to get a save. The Orioles relief pitchers have a save rate of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 92 save situations. The bullpen have 54 holds this season (12th in the league). Orioles relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 126 times as well as having 124 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned 2,606 putouts thus far, in addition to 914 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 20th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 84 double plays. The Orioles have converted 68.8% of balls in play into outs in their 7,818 innings on the diamond, ranking them 23rd in MLB.

Kremer has taken the hill for 119 frames and is sitting with 107 strikeouts during his MLB career. Kremer (4-10 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.03 while going up against 524 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.35 (71 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.475. He has given up 126 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 50 free passes.

Cincinnati has accumulated 92 home runs over the course of the season and 406 RBIs. They have recorded 152 doubles, while taking a walk 268 times and recording 425 runs. The Cincinnati Reds hold an OBP of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .240 over the course of the season. The Reds hold a team slugging percentage of .379 and they score 4.38 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 860 occasions (7th in the league) and have 768 base knocks.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have yielded 518 runs this season while having an ERA of 5.17 (489 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 134 dingers and they relinquish 5.47 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.423 with a FIP of 4.68 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 (858 strikeouts vs 370 walks). They come in at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 842.

Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 32 save opportunities and they have come away with 19 saves. They sit at 21st in baseball with a save rate of 59.4%, and they have dispatched 343 relievers onto the diamond this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 85 times in high leverage situations and also on 97 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.3% of 150 inherited runners. Sitting with 69 save situations, the Reds have amassed 37 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 60 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in the majors). The Reds have racked up 730 assists, 50 errors and have 2,556 putouts this year. In 7,668 innings played, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (24th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Minor has allowed 1,285 base hits while he has accumulated 1,238 K's in 1,357 innings pitched. Minor (80-85 mark in his career) has a 4.20 earned run average and has surrendered 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 633 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.238 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.13 and he has faced 5,665 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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