Tampa Bay Rays vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (28-53) are welcoming the Tampa Bay Rays (45-37) at Great American Ball Park on Saturday. The pitchers expected to start will be Drew Rasmussen and Hunter Greene.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 22nd in the league. They have a total of 340 runs scored while having a team OBP of .303. The Rays have accrued 138 doubles as a team and have knocked 77 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 323 RBI's and 655 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .238. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .380 and have struck out 713 times, while taking a walk on 243 occasions.

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The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.29 on the campaign (4th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 709 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.36 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.14. Rays pitchers have allowed 94 long balls and 315 total runs (4th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 211 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.85 as a unit for the year.

The Rays relievers have earned a save percentage of 53.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 94 save situations. The relievers have inherited 108 runners for the season with 21.3% of those runners ended up scoring. Rays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 76 times as well as having 102 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 293 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have a total of 52 holds this year (10th in MLB). They have recorded 22 saves on the season and have missed out on 19 out of their 41 save opportunities.

The Rays have converted 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,573 innings, which has them sitting at 6th in professional baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with 2,191 putouts thus far, as well as 694 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 60 double plays.

Rasmussen has taken the mound for 154 innings and is sitting with 145 strikeouts during his MLB career. Rasmussen (10-4 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.56 while he has faced 635 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.33 (57 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.175. He has allowed 129 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 52 walks.

Cincinnati has accumulated 74 home runs this season as well as 329 RBIs. They have recorded 127 doubles, while getting a free base 230 times and earning 343 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have compiled an OBP of .307 and a batting average of .238 on the campaign. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .374 and they are scoring 4.23 runs per game (21st in the league). They have struck out on 705 occasions (11th in the league) and have a total of 633 hits.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.440 in addition to having a FIP of 4.78 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.29 (696 strikeouts vs 304 bases on balls). They come in at 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 713. They have yielded 116 long balls and they allow 5.71 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have relinquished 448 runs for the season while having an ERA of 5.47 (429 earned runs relinquished).

Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 26 save opportunities and they have recorded 15 saves. They rank 25th in MLB with a save percentage of 57.7%, and they have dispatched 286 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have come in 68 times in high leverage situations and also on 84 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 41.8% out of their 134 inherited runners. Sitting with 58 save situations, the Reds have 32 holds and also 11 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 47 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (17th in professional baseball). The Reds have accrued 603 assists, 44 errors and have notched a total of 2,120 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 6,360 innings played, the Reds have a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (26th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Greene has conceded 74 hits while he has accumulated 98 punch outs in 79 frames. Greene (3-10 win-loss mark in his career) has a 6.01 ERA and has allowed 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 53 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.349 and having a FIP of 5.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and he has faced 347 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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