Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The New York Mets (71-39) will go up against the Cincinnati Reds (44-64) at Citi Field on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be T.J. Zeuch and Taijuan Walker.

The Reds have earned 167 doubles as a team and have hit 103 balls out of the park. Cincinnati owns a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 957 times, while drawing a walk on 301 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 18th in MLB. They have recorded 442 RBI's in addition to 854 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .239. They are sitting with 462 runs scored and hold an OBP of .308.

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The Reds have a team earned run average of 4.99 this season (29th in the league), and the staff has rung up 948 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Reds pitchers have conceded 146 home runs and 557 total runs (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 406 opposing players and their FIP is 4.62 as a team for the season.

The Reds have dispatched 382 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 169 runners so far this season with 35.5% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 23 saves on the year and have blown 16 of their 39 chances to save the game. The Reds relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 59.0% and has come into the game in 84 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 45 holds on the campaign (26th in MLB). Reds bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 112 times as well as having 101 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs in their 8,541 innings, which has them sitting at 22nd in the majors. The Cincinnati Reds have amassed 2,847 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 816 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 14th in baseball, and have accumulated 65 double plays.

Zeuch has taken the mound for 49 frames and is sitting with 31 strikeouts during his MLB career. Zeuch (2-4 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.79 while he has gone up against 220 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.59 (25 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.551. He has surrendered 52 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 24 walks.

New York has knocked in 112 home runs on the campaign to go along with 503 runs batted in. They have tallied 186 doubles, while getting a free base 339 times and putting up 528 runs. The New York Mets have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .330 and a team batting average of .259 for the season. The Mets have a team slugging percentage of .409 and they are scoring 4.80 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 833 instances (27th in MLB) and have earned a total of 970 hits.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 413 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.57 (389 earned runs conceded). They have given up 120 long balls and they concede 3.79 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.182 and have a FIP of 3.64 as a unit so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.48 (1,048 strikeouts against 301 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 859.

New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.2% out of their 132 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 93 times in high leverage situations and on 98 occasions with runners on base. With 108 save situations, the Mets have compiled 61 holds and also 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB holding a save percentage of 69.6%, and they have dispatched 324 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 46 save opportunities and they have earned 32 saves.

In their 8,835 innings played, the Mets are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in professional baseball). The New York Mets have gotten 94 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (7th in professional baseball). The Mets have racked up 938 assists, 49 errors and have accounted for 2,945 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Walker has allowed 770 base hits while he has earned 754 K's in 845 frames. He has allowed 367 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.227 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and he has gone up against 3,550 batters during his MLB career. Walker (51-48 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.91 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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