Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Cincinnati Reds (4-4) are en route to Truist Park on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Atlanta Braves (6-4). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Luis Cessa and Kyle Wright.

Cincinnati is slugging .432 and have struck out 72 times, while being walked on 32 occasions. They have accrued 34 runs batted in as well as 62 hits for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .241. The Reds have recorded 12 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 11 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 35 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .329. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 19th in the league.

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Reds pitchers have conceded 6 long balls and also 38 runs in total (7th in the league). They have walked 31 batters and their FIP sits at 3.66 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.52 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. The Reds have a team ERA of 4.62 for the season (18th in the league), and they have struck out 78 batters.

The Reds have sent 31 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 24 runners on the campaign and 50.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 3 saves so far this season and have missed out on 2 out of their 5 chances to get a save. The Reds relievers have earned a save percentage of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 13 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 7 holds this season (12th in the league). Reds relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 14 times in addition to having 18 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have transformed 65.0% of balls in play into outs out of 633 innings, ranking them 29th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds have earned 211 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 64 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which ranks 25th in the majors, and have earned 4 double plays.

Cessa has taken the hill for 404 innings and has accounted for 322 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.12 (185 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.269. He has surrendered 381 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 132 free passes. Cessa (16-18 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.66 and he has faced 1,697 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Atlanta Braves have tallied an on-base percentage of .344 and a batting average of .263 for the year. They have struck out on 90 occasions (7th in the league) and have accounted for 91 base knocks. Atlanta has tallied 12 home runs on the season to go along with 42 RBIs. The Braves have a team slugging % of .416 and they have an average of 4.60 runs per game (18th in the league). They have put up 17 doubles, while taking a walk 43 times as well as scoring 46 runs.

The Atlanta pitching staff have relinquished 39 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.84 (38 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 9 long balls and they relinquish 3.94 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Braves have a WHIP of 1.382 with a FIP of 4.38 as a staff on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 (81 strikeouts vs 41 free passes). They rank 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 82.

Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 14 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 7 times in high leverage situations and on 11 occasions with runners on. With 11 save situations, the Braves have recorded 8 holds in addition to 1 blown save. They are currently ranked 14th in baseball with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 37 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Atlanta has had relief pitchers enter the game in 3 save opportunities and they have come away with 2 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 10 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (16th in professional baseball). The Braves have racked up 91 assists, 5 errors and have accumulated 267 putouts so far this year. In 801 innings on the diamond, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (11th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Wright has given up 226 hits while he has accumulated 233 punch outs in 250 frames. Wright (23-13 mark in his career) has earned a 4.13 ERA and has allowed 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 115 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.306 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and he has faced 1,062 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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