Cincinnati Reds vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Cincinnati Reds (74-71) are en route to Comerica Park on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Detroit Tigers (66-77). The pitchers taking the mound will be Connor Phillips and Eduardo Rodriguez.

As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.7 runs/g, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB. They have 686 runs and have an on-base percentage of .326. The Reds have recorded 244 doubles as a unit and have hit 169 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 655 RBI's and 1,220 hits on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .249. Cincinnati has a slugging % of .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,341 times, while drawing a walk on 490 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.41. Reds pitchers have given up 201 home runs and 723 total runs (23rd in the league). Cincinnati has surrendered 1,271 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 678 earned runs. The Reds have compiled a team earned run average of 4.73 for the season (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,234 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 544 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.80 as a unit on the year.

Reds relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 196 times as well as having 210 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 79 holds this season (12th in the league). The Reds relievers have earned a save percentage of 68.1% and has entered the game in 152 save situations. They have recorded 47 saves on the campaign and have not converted 22 out of their 69 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 280 base runners this season with 29.3% of them ended up scoring. The Reds have sent 533 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for 3,871 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,162 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 20th in pro baseball, and have a total of 112 double plays. The Reds have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,613 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 18th in pro baseball.

Connor Phillips (0-0 career record) has earned a FIP of 7.12 and he has faced 22 hitters in the majors. He has given up 6 hits (11.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 2 walks. His earned run average is 9.64 (5 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.714. Connor Phillips has thrown 4 innings and is sitting with 7 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Detroit Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a team batting average of .235 this season. They have been rung up on 1,301 occasions (9th in MLB) and have tallied 1,134 base knocks. Detroit has tallied 143 home runs on the year to go along with 542 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .377 and they score 3.94 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have notched 211 doubles, while walking 434 times and scoring 564 runs.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.266 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a team for the season. They come in at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,189. The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 676 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.41 (624 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,194 strikeouts vs 421 walks). They have given up 166 dingers and they relinquish 4.78 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.1% out of 215 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 147 times in high leverage situations in addition to 149 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 147 save situations, the Tigers have 87 holds and also 19 blown saves. They sit at 11th in the league holding a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have sent 473 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 55 save opportunities and they have recorded 36 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 114 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The Tigers have recorded 1,244 assists, 91 errors and have accumulated 3,818 putouts for the year. In 11,454 innings played, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (13th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Rodriguez has surrendered 1,028 base knocks and he has 1,091 punch outs in 1,078 innings. Rodriguez (80-51 career mark) has earned a 4.03 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up 483 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.292 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and he has gone up against 4,568 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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