Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, June 13, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks (28-33) are welcoming the Cincinnati Reds (20-39) at Chase Field on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Mike Minor and Merrill Kelly.

The Reds have earned 94 doubles as a team and have hit 56 balls out of the stadium. Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .377 and have struck out 501 times, while being walked on 177 occasions. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which is 16th in MLB. They have 249 RBI's and 456 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .237. They have tallied 256 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .307.

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Reds pitchers have surrendered 77 home runs and also 313 total runs (28th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 235 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.68 as a squad for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. The Reds have a team earned run average of 5.28 on the campaign (29th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 514 batters.

Reds pitchers have entered the game with players on base 63 times as well as having 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 24 holds on the campaign (27th in MLB). The Reds bullpen have a save percentage of 58.8% and stepped onto the hill in 41 save situations. They have compiled 10 saves so far this season and have blown 7 of their 17 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 106 runners this season with 41.5% of those players crossed the plate. The Reds have dispatched 210 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Reds have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,578 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in professional baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have amassed 1,526 putouts on the year, as well as 433 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 17th in the majors, and they have turned 35 double plays.

Minor (79-80 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.06 and he has gone up against 5,487 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,239 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 379 free passes. His ERA is 4.14 (607 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.226. Minor has taken the hill for 1,319 innings and is sitting with 1,205 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Arizona has knocked in 71 HRs on the season to go along with 224 RBIs. They have notched 92 doubles, while taking a walk 214 times and racking up 237 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with a team OBP of .297 and a team batting average of .215 so far this season. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging % of .378 and they have an average of 3.89 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have struck out on 563 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have tallied 427 base hits.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.337 and have a FIP of 4.45 as a team for the year. They are sitting at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 525. The Arizona pitching staff have relinquished 285 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.33 (257 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.26 (428 strikeouts against 189 bases on balls). They have surrendered 71 home runs and they concede 4.80 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 24 save chances and they have tallied 17 saves. They are currently ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 70.8%, and they have dispatched 216 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 73 times in high leverage situations in addition to 58 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 23.3% of 86 inherited runners. Sitting with 61 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 36 holds and 7 blown saves.

In 4,812 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (18th in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 51 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (26th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 515 assists, 42 errors and have a total of 1,604 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Kelly has surrendered 432 base knocks while tallying 371 K's in 437 frames. He has allowed a total of 201 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.284 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and he has gone up against 1,842 opposing hitters during his career. Kelly (28-30 career mark) has earned a 4.13 earned run average while conceding 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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