Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, August 5, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (57-47) will play the Cincinnati Reds (42-62) at American Family Field on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Robert Dugger and Eric Lauer.

As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which is 18th in the league. They have 449 runs while holding a team OBP of .308. The Reds have earned 163 doubles as a team and have smacked 98 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 430 RBI's and 823 base knocks on the year, and their batting average comes in at .240. Cincinnati is slugging .379 and have been rung up 917 times, while being walked on 284 occasions.

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The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.01 so far this year (29th in the league), and the staff has struck out 917 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.37 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.40. Reds pitchers have given up 139 long balls and 540 runs in total (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 387 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.58 as a unit so far this season.

Reds relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 105 times in addition to having 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 41 holds this season (27th in the league). The Reds relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 59.5% and has come into the game in 78 save situations. They have earned 22 saves for the year and have blown 15 of 37 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 160 runners for the year with 37.5% of them crossed the plate. The Reds have dispatched 364 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Reds have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of 8,226 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 23rd in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 2,742 putouts for the season, as well as 787 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which puts them in 14th in the majors, and have earned 64 double plays.

Dugger (0-6 mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.61 and he has gone up against 385 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 103 base knocks (11.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 35 free passes. His earned run average is 6.97 (64 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.669. Dugger has taken the mound for 82 innings and has racked up 65 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Brewers hold a slugging % of .419 and they are recording 4.65 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have 164 two-baggers, while getting a free base 368 times as well as scoring 484 runs. Milwaukee has knocked in 143 home runs on the campaign as well as 471 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 913 occasions (9th in baseball) and are sitting with 843 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have compiled an OBP of .321 in addition to a batting average of .241 this year.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 447 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.90 (399 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 116 long balls and they allow 4.37 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.253 and have a FIP of 3.85 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.91 (987 strikeouts vs 339 free passes). They come in at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 815.

Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 51 save opportunities and they have earned 37 saves. They are ranked 6th in baseball holding a save percentage of 72.5%, and they have sent 341 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 132 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.2% out of their 118 inherited runners. Sitting with 119 save situations, the Brewers have 68 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

In 8,295 innings on the field, the Brewers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in pro baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 74 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in baseball). The Brewers have 889 assists, 60 errors and have accounted for 2,765 putouts this season.

Lauer (28-27 mark in his career) has a 4.16 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.58 and he has faced 2,145 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 230 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.350 and having a FIP of 4.4. In his career, Lauer has surrendered 487 hits and he has 474 punch outs in 497 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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