San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, May 27, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (13-30) will try to beat the San Francisco Giants (24-19) at Great American Ball Park on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Carlos Rodon and Graham Ashcraft.

The Giants have tallied 67 doubles as a unit and have hit 52 balls out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .408 and have been called out on strikes 357 times, while drawing a walk on 167 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are earning 5.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 2nd in MLB. They have 212 RBI's in addition to 360 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .249. They have earned a total of 223 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .331.

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The Giants have a team ERA of 4.43 so far this year (25th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 360 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 119 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.39 as a unit this year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.03 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Giants pitchers have conceded 33 home runs and 202 runs (24th in MLB).

The Giants have sent 168 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 57 runners for the season and 35.1% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 10 saves for the season and have blown 5 of their 15 chances to save the game. The Giants relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 35 save situations. The relief pitchers have 20 holds for the season (22nd in baseball). Giants pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 41 times as well as having 40 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 1,147 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 415 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 34 double plays. The Giants have turned 66.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,441 innings, which ranks them 29th in pro baseball.

Rodon has taken the mound for 714 innings and has racked up 772 strikeouts in his career. Rodon (46-41 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.83 and he has faced 3,039 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.77 (299 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.287. He has given up 635 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 284 walks.

The Cincinnati Reds have compiled a team OBP of .291 in addition to a team batting average of .217 on the season. They have been rung up on 387 instances (9th in baseball) and have recorded 302 base hits. Cincinnati has recorded 37 home runs so far this year to go along with 162 runs batted in. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .353 and they score 3.88 runs per outing (22nd in baseball). They have notched 71 doubles, while taking a walk 126 times as well as racking up 167 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 240 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.71 (234 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 56 home runs and they relinquish 5.85 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.480 with a FIP of 4.82 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 (366 strikeouts vs 184 walks). They sit at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 362.

Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 10 save chances and they have earned 7 saves. They are ranked 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 161 relievers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 30 times in high leverage situations and on 48 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.7% out of 81 inherited runners. Sitting with 22 save situations, the Reds have earned 12 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

In their 3,321 innings on the field, the Reds are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (24th in baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 27 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in pro baseball). The Reds have accrued 316 assists, 17 errors and have 1,107 putouts this year.

During his MLB career, Ashcraft has surrendered 4 hits while accumulating 3 strikeouts in 4 frames. He has allowed a total of 2 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.385 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.50 and he has faced 21 hitters in his career. Ashcraft (0-0 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.15 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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