Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, June 17, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (23-40) are hosting the Milwaukee Brewers (35-29) at Great American Ball Park on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Eric Lauer and Hunter Greene.

As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are compiling 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 16th in MLB. They have earned a total of 277 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .306. The Brewers have recorded 88 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 80 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 269 runs batted in in addition to 491 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .231. Milwaukee is slugging .394 and have struck out 563 times, while being walked on 207 occasions.

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Brewers pitchers have surrendered 66 long balls and 268 total runs (17th in the league). They have walked 205 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.73 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.71 this year (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 601 hitters.

Brewers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 46 times as well as having 74 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 41 holds on the campaign (6th in MLB). The Brewers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 73 save situations. They have compiled 24 saves for the season and have blown 8 of 32 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 75 runners this year with 32.0% of those runners ended up scoring. The Brewers have sent 204 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Brewers have converted 69.2% of balls in play into outs in their 5,088 innings, which has them sitting 19th in the majors. The Milwaukee Brewers have notched a total of 1,696 putouts on the year, as well as 566 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which ranks 20th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 42 double plays.

Lauer has taken the mound for 453 innings and has totaled 434 punch outs so far in his career. Lauer (26-26 career record) holds a FIP of 4.32 and he has faced 1,965 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.15 (209 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.362. He has conceded 449 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 168 walks.

The Reds have a team SLG% of .379 and they average 4.40 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have put up 101 doubles, while getting a free base 186 times as well as putting up 277 runs. Cincinnati has 59 HRs on the season to go along with 268 runs batted in. They have struck out on 530 occasions (15th in MLB) and have earned 493 base hits. The Cincinnati Reds have a team on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .239 on the season.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 333 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 5.19 (315 earned runs conceded). They have given up 81 dingers and they relinquish 5.49 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Reds have a WHIP of 1.397 with a FIP of 4.58 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.27 (550 strikeouts vs 242 walks). They come in at 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 521.

With 51 save situations, the Reds have tallied 29 holds and 9 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relievers to take the mound in 22 save chances and they have tallied 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score rate of 40.7% out of their 113 inherited runners. They are ranked 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 224 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

Out of their 4,920 innings played, the Reds are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (20th in MLB). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 35 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (21st in pro baseball). The Reds have 463 assists, 38 errors and have amassed 1,640 putouts during this campaign.

Greene (3-7 career win-loss record) holds a 5.10 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 and he has faced 261 batters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 34 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.300 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.2. During his career, Greene has allowed 52 hits while accumulating 79 strikeouts in 60 frames.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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