San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, May 28, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The San Francisco Giants (24-19) are on their way to Great American Ball Park on Saturday where they will play the Cincinnati Reds (14-30). The expected starting pitchers are Alex Wood and Vladimir Gutierrez.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in MLB. They have tallied 223 runs scored and hold an OBP of .331. The Giants have hit 67 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 52 balls out of the park. They have 212 RBI's and 360 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .249. San Francisco owns a slugging percentage of .408 and have been called out on strikes 357 times, while taking a walk on 167 occasions.

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Giants pitchers have yielded 33 home runs and also 202 total runs (22nd in baseball). They have walked 119 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.41 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.03 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 4.43 on the season (25th in baseball), and they have struck out 360 hitters.

The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 35 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 57 runners on the year and 35.1% of those runners crossed home plate. Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 41 times in addition to having 40 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 168 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have a total of 20 holds this season (22nd in the league). They have recorded 10 saves on the season and have blown 5 of 15 save chances.

The Giants have converted 66.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,441 innings, which has them sitting at 29th in pro baseball. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with 1,147 putouts this season, as well as 415 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 8th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 34 double plays.

Wood has pitched in 1,027 innings and has earned 974 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.55 (405 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.237. He has conceded 976 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 295 free passes. Wood (66-51 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.51 while facing 4,299 hitters in the major leagues.

Cincinnati has knocked in 39 home runs on the campaign and 182 runs batted in. They have put up 74 doubles, while walking 133 times and notching 187 runs. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with an OBP of .299 and a team batting average of .225 this season. The Reds have a SLG% of .365 and they are earning 4.25 runs per game (15th in MLB). They have been rung up on 391 occasions (9th in MLB) and have recorded 322 hits.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.471 and have a FIP of 4.89 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.01 (374 strikeouts against 186 walks). They are sitting at 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 370. They have allowed 59 long balls and they surrender 5.83 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 245 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.69 (239 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 22 save situations, the Reds have earned 12 holds and also 3 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relievers step onto the hill in 10 save chances and they have recorded 7 saves. Their relievers have come in 30 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 45.7% out of 81 inherited runners. They rank 13th in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 164 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 28 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (7th in pro baseball). The Reds have 322 assists, 18 errors and have a tally of 1,134 putouts this year. Out of their 3,402 innings on the diamond, the Reds have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (23rd in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Gutierrez has conceded 151 hits while he has earned 112 K's in 144 innings pitched. He has allowed 89 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.514 and a FIP of 5.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.67 and he has faced 642 hitters during his pro baseball career. Gutierrez (9-12 win-loss mark in his career) has a 5.56 ERA while allowing 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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