Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Cincinnati Reds (57-86) are headed to Busch Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (84-60). The expected starting pitchers are Hunter Greene and Jose Quintana.

Cincinnati is slugging .382 and have been rung up 1,255 times, while drawing a walk on 403 occasions. They have tallied 579 RBI's as well as 1,145 hits this season, and their batting average is at .240. The Reds have tallied 212 doubles as a unit and have knocked 144 balls out of the park. They have tallied 605 runs while holding a team OBP of .308. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.2 runs per outing, which is 19th in the league.

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Reds pitchers have given up 195 long balls and also 726 runs in total (28th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 530 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.63 as a unit on the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40. The Reds hold a team earned run average of 4.90 so far this season (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,252 hitters.

Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 147 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 53 holds so far this season (27th in baseball). The Reds relievers have earned a save rate of 57.4% and has entered the game in 101 save situations. They have 27 saves for the year and have blown 20 of their 47 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 226 base runners this season with 35.0% of them crossed home plate. The Reds have sent 508 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 3,773 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,129 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which puts them in 13th in MLB, and they have turned 98 double plays. The Reds have converted 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,319 innings on the field, which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball.

Greene (4-12 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.95 and he has gone up against 441 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 92 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 41 walks. His ERA is 5.26 (60 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.295. Greene has taken the ball for 102 innings and is sitting with 127 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .328 and a batting average of .256 on the year. They have struck out on 1,086 occasions (26th in the league) and have 1,253 base knocks. St. Louis has accounted for 181 home runs this year as well as 675 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .428 and they earn 4.87 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have hit 256 doubles, while walking 472 times as well as notching 701 runs.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.273 and have a FIP of 3.99 as a unit on the year. They are sitting at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,196. The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 575 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.84 (545 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 (1,036 strikeouts vs 430 walks). They have conceded 134 home runs and they concede 4.05 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

St. Louis has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 50 save chances and they have walked away with 34 saves. They sit at 12th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have sent 412 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 115 times in high leverage situations in addition to 144 occasions with base runners. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.2% out of their 219 inherited base runners. With 111 save situations, the Cardinals have compiled 61 holds and also 16 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 161 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (1st in professional baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 1,540 assists, 59 errors and have earned 3,833 putouts for the season. Out of their 11,499 innings on the field, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (11th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Quintana has conceded 1,686 hits and he has 1,513 K's in 1,701 innings. He has given up a total of 717 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.286 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.02 and he has faced 7,140 hitters during his pro baseball career. Quintana (88-86 career win-loss record) has a 3.79 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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