Cincinnati Reds vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+175) New York (-205)

The Cincinnati Reds (32-54) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday where they will meet the New York Yankees (61-25). The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at +175 and New York opens at -205. The over/under is 8. The starting pitchers are Graham Ashcraft and Gerrit Cole.

The Reds have tallied 136 doubles as a squad and have knocked 80 baseballs out of the stadium. Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .379 and have struck out 754 times, while taking a walk on 238 occasions. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in baseball. They have earned 350 RBI's and 681 base knocks for the season, and their batting average sits at .240. They have notched a total of 367 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .308.

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Reds pitchers have conceded 120 long balls and 463 total runs (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 321 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.67 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.35 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. The Reds hold a team ERA of 5.29 this season (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 754 batters.

The Reds relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 57.7% and stepped onto the hill in 58 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 140 runners on the campaign with 40.0% of those runners crossed the plate. Reds pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 90 times as well as having 74 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 302 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have earned 32 holds for the year (27th in the league). They have earned 15 saves on the year and have blown 11 of 26 save chances.

The Reds have transformed 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,783 innings, which has them sitting at 26th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have a tally of 2,261 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 644 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 16th in baseball, and have accumulated 52 double plays.

Ashcraft has pitched in 49 frames and has totaled 29 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.35 (24 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.289. He has conceded 55 base knocks (10.0 hits per 9 innings) with 9 free passes. Ashcraft (4-2 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.03 while he has gone up against 217 batters in the majors.

The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .444 and they average 5.23 runs per outing (1st in MLB). They have tallied 120 doubles, while taking a walk 332 times and putting up 450 runs. New York is sitting with 146 long balls for the year as well as 427 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 715 occasions (19th in baseball) and are sitting with 700 base hits. The New York Yankees have tallied an OBP of .327 and a team batting average of .245 over the course of the season.

The New York pitching staff have given up 273 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.04 (261 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 80 homers and they give up 3.18 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.083 in addition to having a FIP of 3.42 as a squad on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.51 (782 strikeouts vs 223 free passes). They sit at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 613.

New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of 120 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 98 times in high leverage situations and also on 87 occasions with runners on. With 99 save situations, the Yankees have earned 54 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They rank 8th in the league with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 259 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 42 save opportunities and they have walked away with 30 saves.

Out of their 6,948 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (2nd in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 50 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (5th in baseball). The Yankees have recorded 797 assists, 38 errors and have earned 2,316 putouts during this campaign.

During his career, Cole has surrendered 1,311 hits while he has totaled 1,797 K's in 1,548 frames. Cole (125-65 career mark) has earned a 3.20 ERA while conceding 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 551 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.106 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.47 and he has gone up against 6,254 batters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+175)

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