Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+120) Arizona (-140)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (29-34) will take on the Cincinnati Reds (22-39) at Chase Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at +120 while Arizona is coming in at -140. The total is 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Luis Castillo and Zac Gallen.

Cincinnati is slugging .380 and have been rung up 513 times, while taking a walk on 185 occasions. They have 260 RBI's as well as 475 hits this year, and their team batting average comes in at .239. The Reds have hit 97 doubles as a team and have knocked 58 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 268 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .310. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in the league.

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The Reds hold a team ERA of 5.27 this year (29th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 530 batters. They have walked 239 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.67 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.42. Reds pitchers have given up 80 home runs and 323 total runs (27th in the league).

The Reds have sent 219 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 111 runners for the year with 39.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 12 saves so far this year and have blown 7 out of their 19 chances to get a save. The Reds bullpen have recorded a save rate of 63.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 48 save situations. The relievers have racked up 29 holds on the season (20th in baseball). Reds pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 66 times and also have had 52 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have converted 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,740 innings on the field, which ranks them 23rd in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have 1,580 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 447 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball, and have earned 35 double plays.

Castillo has taken the hill for 746 innings and has earned 807 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.69 (306 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.215. He has surrendered 635 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 272 walks. Castillo (42-53 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.74 while he has faced 3,104 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled an on-base percentage of .301 in addition to a team batting average of .218 on the year. They have been rung up on 575 occasions (3rd in the league) and have 449 base hits. Arizona has 73 long balls this year to go along with 239 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging % of .380 and they tally 4.03 runs per game (24th in the league). They have hit 95 doubles, while getting a free base 227 times as well as putting up 254 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.340 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.41 as a team this year. They rank 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 540. The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 291 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.29 (263 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 (450 strikeouts against 200 walks). They have relinquished 72 home runs and they surrender 4.74 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB).

Arizona has had relief pitchers enter the game in 24 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves. They are ranked 9th in baseball with a save rate of 70.8%, and they have sent 225 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 74 times in high leverage situations in addition to 59 occasions with runners on base. Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.5% out of their 89 inherited base runners. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 38 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 54 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (27th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 529 assists, 43 errors and have earned 1,658 putouts on the season. In 4,974 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Gallen has allowed 271 base hits while tallying 372 strikeouts in 331 innings pitched. Gallen (14-20 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.37 ERA and has conceded 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 124 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.198 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and he has gone up against 1,387 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-140)

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