Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 7/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (47-41) are welcoming the Cincinnati Reds (49-39) at American Family Field on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are Ben Lively and Julio Teheran.

Cincinnati is slugging .418 and have been called out on strikes 777 times, while drawing a walk on 325 occasions. They have accounted for 427 runs batted in and 774 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .258. The Reds have hit 157 doubles as a team and have hit 95 balls out of the stadium. They have 443 runs scored while having a team OBP of .339. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44. Reds pitchers have relinquished 116 home runs and 450 runs in total (27th in MLB). Cincinnati has conceded 805 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 426 earned runs. The Reds have a team earned run average of 4.88 for the season (27th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 746 batters. They have walked 327 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.74 as a team on the year.

The Reds have sent 320 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 167 base runners for the season and 28.7% of those players earned a run for their team. They have earned 33 saves for the season and have missed out on 13 of 46 chances to get a save. The Reds relievers have accumulated a save rate of 71.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 97 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 49 holds over the course of the season (11th in the league). Reds pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 119 times as well as having 134 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have converted 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,077 innings, which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have 2,359 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 709 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 9th in the majors, and they have turned 64 double plays.

Lively has taken the ball for 166 innings and has accounted for 125 K's in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.61 (85 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.392. He has given up 179 base knocks (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 52 free passes. Lively (8-14 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 5.06 while he has faced 718 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Milwaukee Brewers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a batting average of .230 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 824 occasions (4th in MLB) and have notched a total of 665 base hits. Milwaukee has accumulated 93 home runs this season as well as 356 RBIs. The Brewers hold a slugging percentage of .373 and they have an average of 4.22 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have recorded 120 two-baggers, while walking 309 times and racking up 371 runs.

The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.269 in addition to having a FIP of 4.56 as a pitching staff for the season. They come in at 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 712. The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 386 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.11 (357 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (708 strikeouts vs 279 walks). They have conceded 111 dingers and they concede 4.45 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball).

Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 38 save chances and they have come away with 26 saves. They are ranked 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 283 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 84 times in high leverage situations and on 70 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.0% of 100 inherited runners. Sitting with 94 save situations, the Brewers have tallied 55 holds and 12 blown saves.

Out of their 7,035 innings played, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (2nd in the majors). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 67 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (14th in pro baseball). The Brewers have 777 assists, 44 errors and have accounted for 2,345 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Teheran has allowed 1,271 base hits and he has 1,239 punch outs in 1,443 frames. Teheran (80-80 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.80 earned run average and has given up 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 609 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.217 and having a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.55 and he has gone up against 6,014 batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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