Boston Red Sox vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (58-89) will go up against the Boston Red Sox (71-75) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Connor Seabold and Chase Anderson.

The Red Sox have hit 329 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 136 balls out of the stadium. Boston has a slugging rate of .410 and have been called out on strikes 1,246 times, while drawing a walk on 427 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in baseball. They have recorded 639 RBI's and 1,307 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .259. They have a total of 668 runs and have an on-base percentage of .321.

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The Red Sox have an ERA of 4.45 on the year (24th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,224 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 471 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.01 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 155 home runs and also 702 total runs (24th in baseball).

Red Sox pitchers have come into the game with runners on 150 times as well as having 168 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 78 holds for the season (13th in the league). The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 55.7% and stepped onto the hill in 139 save situations. They have tallied 34 saves over the course of the season and have blown 27 of their 61 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 223 runners over the course of the season with 39.0% of those players crossed home plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 526 relievers to the mound this season.

The Red Sox have turned 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,700 innings on the field, which has them sitting 26th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have a total of 3,900 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,321 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which has them sitting 14th in baseball, and they have turned 117 double plays.

Seabold has thrown 14 innings and has totaled 13 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 10.67 (17 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 2.372. He has allowed 27 hits (17.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 7 walks. Seabold (0-2 career record) has earned a FIP of 7.72 while going up against 75 opposing batters in the majors.

The Cincinnati Reds have recorded an OBP of .307 as well as a batting average of .239 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,294 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned 1,173 hits. Cincinnati has accumulated 146 home runs on the year as well as 588 RBIs. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .380 and they score 4.18 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have hit 220 doubles, while taking a walk 411 times as well as putting up 614 runs.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.392 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.60 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.34 (1,282 strikeouts against 549 free passes). They come in at 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,250. They have allowed 197 HR's and they relinquish 5.14 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 738 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.84 (695 earned runs surrendered).

Cincinnati has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 49 save opportunities and they have recorded 28 saves. They rank 23rd in MLB with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 523 relievers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 136 times in high leverage situations and also on 152 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.2% out of their 231 inherited runners. Sitting with 105 save situations, the Reds have compiled 55 holds and also 21 blown saves.

In 11,634 innings on the field, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (24th in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 103 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Reds have accrued 1,168 assists, 71 errors and have accumulated 3,878 putouts on the campaign.

Anderson (57-49 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.23 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.51 and he has gone up against 4,005 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 448 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.286 and having a FIP of 4.7. During his career, Anderson has given up 903 base hits while earning 808 strikeouts in 952 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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