Cincinnati Reds vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Cincinnati Reds (10-15) are hitting the road to Oakland Coliseum on Saturday where they will meet the Oakland Athletics (5-21). The expected starting pitchers will be Hunter Greene and Drew Rucinski.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .348 and have been rung up 237 times, while drawing a walk on 90 occasions. They have accumulated 102 runs batted in as well as 192 hits for the season, while their team batting average is at .236. The Reds have accumulated 33 doubles as a team and have hit 16 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 107 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .319. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB.

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The Reds hold a team ERA of 5.01 for the year (25th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 231 batters. Reds pitchers have allowed 27 long balls and 125 runs in total (25th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 90 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.25 as a team for the season. Cincinnati has yielded 236 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 121 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.50.

The Reds have dispatched 86 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 55 runners for the year and 27.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 5 saves so far this year and have blown 5 of their 10 chances to save the game. The Reds relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 23 save situations. The relievers have a total of 11 holds so far this year (20th in MLB). Reds pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 32 times in addition to having 33 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have 652 putouts this season, in addition to 187 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them ranked 13th in professional baseball, and have 18 double plays. The Reds have transformed 64.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,956 innings, which ranks them 30th in the majors.

Greene has taken the mound for 148 innings and has earned 194 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.30 (71 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.238. He has surrendered 128 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 56 walks. Greene (5-14 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.08 and he has faced 632 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Oakland Athletics have tallied an OBP of .305 in addition to a batting average of .224 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 237 occasions (10th in MLB) and have totaled 195 base knocks. Oakland is sitting with 29 home runs this year to go along with 96 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .370 and they are earning 3.81 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have hit 36 two-baggers, while getting a free base 86 times and scoring 99 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.767 with a FIP of 6.41 as a unit so far this season. They rank 30th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 268. The Oakland pitching staff have relinquished 212 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 8.01 (202 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (191 strikeouts vs 133 free passes). They have allowed 47 home runs and they surrender 8.41 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB).

Oakland has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 8 save opportunities and they have tallied 3 saves. They rank 30th in the league with a save percentage of 37.5%, and they have dispatched 91 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 31 times in high leverage situations and also on 33 occasions with base runners. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 48.0% out of their 50 inherited runners. With 11 save situations, the Athletics have earned 2 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

In 2,043 innings on the field, the Athletics are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 66.5% (27th in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 17 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 193 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 681 putouts on the season.

Rucinski (4-4 mark in his career) holds a 5.33 earned run average and has allowed 10.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.91 and he has faced 246 batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 32 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.593 and a FIP of 4.3. In his MLB career, Rucinski has conceded 63 base knocks while he has accumulated 44 K's in 54 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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