Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Monday, August 22, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+195) Philadelphia (-230)

Citizens Bank Park is the site where the Philadelphia Phillies (66-54) will play the Cincinnati Reds (47-71) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at +195 while Philadelphia opens at -230. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are T.J. Zeuch and Noah Syndergaard.

Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .376 and have been rung up 1,059 times, while taking a walk on 327 occasions. They have 479 RBI's and 941 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .240. The Reds have accounted for 179 doubles as a unit and have hit 111 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 500 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in MLB.

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Reds pitchers have given up 161 home runs in addition to 610 runs (27th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 445 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.66 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.42. The Reds have compiled a team ERA of 5.01 for the season (28th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,038 batters.

Reds relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 121 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 48 holds this year (27th in the league). The Reds relievers have a save percentage of 57.1% and has entered the game in 90 save situations. They have 24 saves on the year and have not converted 18 out of their 42 save chances. The relievers have inherited 184 runners so far this season and 34.8% of them earned a run for their team. The Reds have dispatched 418 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Cincinnati Reds have a total of 3,109 putouts for the season, as well as 915 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 15th in the majors, and have accumulated 75 double plays. The Reds have converted 68.3% of balls in play into outs in their 9,327 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 26th in MLB.

Zeuch (2-6 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 6.41 while he has gone up against 265 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 69 base knocks (10.9 hits per nine innings) with 27 free passes. His ERA is 5.84 (37 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.684. Zeuch has taken the hill for 57 innings and has totaled 36 punch outs so far in his career.

Philadelphia has accumulated 153 home runs over the course of the season as well as 528 RBIs. They have tallied 187 doubles, while taking a walk 347 times and putting up 549 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .313 in addition to a batting average of .250 on the season. The Phillies hold a team SLG% of .419 and they have an average of 4.58 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,010 occasions (17th in baseball) and have recorded 1,022 hits.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.216 and have a FIP of 3.60 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 948. The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 483 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.75 (443 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 (1,054 strikeouts against 346 bases on balls). They have allowed 108 homers and they yield 4.08 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB).

With 101 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 57 holds and also 11 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers take the mound in 43 save opportunities and they have earned 32 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 116 times in high leverage situations in addition to 102 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.5% of 152 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 74.4%, and they have dispatched 383 relievers onto the diamond for the season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 101 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in MLB). The Phillies have 1,042 assists, 51 errors and have accounted for 3,194 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 9,582 innings played, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (16th in the majors).

In his career, Syndergaard has conceded 768 base hits while he has accumulated 853 strikeouts in 816 innings pitched. He has allowed 308 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.174 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.49 and he has gone up against 3,363 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Syndergaard (54-39 career mark) has a 3.40 earned run average while surrendering 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-230)

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