Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (52-46) are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks (54-43) at Great American Ball Park on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers are Tyler Gilbert and Brandon Williamson.

Arizona is slugging .428 and have been called out on strikes 756 times, while drawing a walk on 322 occasions. They have tallied 457 runs batted in and 848 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .258. The Diamondbacks have tallied 185 doubles as a team and have hit 112 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 484 runs and have an OBP of .327. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are recording 5.0 runs per game, which is 7th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.49 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 115 home runs in addition to 464 runs in total (21st in the league). Arizona has allowed 824 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 432 earned runs. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.52 this season (23rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 796 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 320 batters and their FIP sits at 4.38 as a team on the year.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have a save percentage of 59.5% and has come into the game in 93 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 142 runners so far this season and 31.7% of those runners crossed the plate. Diamondbacks pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 93 times as well as having 90 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 312 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have 50 holds for the year (16th in the league). They have earned 25 saves this year and have blown 17 of their 42 save opportunities.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 2,581 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 852 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which is 1st in baseball, and they have turned 78 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,743 innings on the field, which has them sitting 13th in pro baseball.

Gilbert has taken the hill for 78 innings and is sitting with 47 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 4.02 (35 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.111. He has surrendered 63 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 24 walks. Gilbert (2-5 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.94 and he has faced 317 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Reds have a team slugging % of .413 and they are recording 4.87 runs per game (9th in the league). They have 171 doubles, while taking a walk 353 times as well as scoring 477 runs. Cincinnati has hit 107 HRs so far this year as well as 459 runs batted in. They have struck out on 882 instances (7th in MLB) and have notched a total of 839 hits. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .332 as well as a team batting average of .253 on the season.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.428 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.76 as a unit so far this year. They rank 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 882. The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 489 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.76 (463 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (828 strikeouts against 368 walks). They have given up 130 homers and they give up 5.03 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

With 107 save situations, the Reds have amassed 54 holds and also 16 blown saves. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 51 save opportunities and they have come away with 35 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 151 times in high leverage situations and also on 136 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of their 193 inherited base runners. They sit at 6th in baseball holding a save rate of 68.6%, and they have sent 359 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

In 7,878 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (19th in MLB). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 77 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in MLB). The Reds have 795 assists, 44 errors and are sitting with 2,626 putouts over the course of the season.

Williamson (1-2 career mark) has earned a 4.96 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and he has gone up against 224 opposing batters in his career. He has given up a total of 29 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.329 and having a FIP of 5.5. During his pro baseball career, Williamson has surrendered 48 hits while totaling 41 punch outs in 52 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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