Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, May 1, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (14-14) are hosting the Cincinnati Reds (12-15) at Petco Park on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Luke Weaver and Blake Snell.

Cincinnati is slugging .362 and have struck out 247 times, while being walked on 100 occasions. They have amassed 115 RBI's in addition to 217 hits on the season, while their batting average is sitting at .245. The Reds have hit 40 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 18 balls out of the park. They have 121 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which is 17th in MLB.

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The Reds have an earned run average of 4.90 over the course of the season (25th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 255 batters. Reds pitchers have allowed 29 home runs and also 134 runs in total (24th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 99 batters and their FIP sits at 4.24 as a unit this year. Cincinnati has given up 254 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 128 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The Reds have sent 94 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 56 runners on the year and 26.8% of them crossed home plate. They have tallied 6 saves on the year and have not converted 5 of their 11 save opportunities. The Reds relievers have earned a save rate of 54.5% and stepped onto the hill in 26 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 13 holds on the campaign (20th in MLB). Reds pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 33 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have 706 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 198 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 15th in MLB, and have a total of 21 double plays. The Reds have converted 64.5% of balls in play into outs in their 2,118 innings on the diamond, ranking them 30th in professional baseball.

Weaver has taken the ball for 462 frames and has accumulated 478 K's during his career. His earned run average is 4.87 (250 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.399. He has surrendered 495 base knocks (9.6 hits per 9 innings) with 152 free passes. Weaver (24-37 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.04 while he has gone up against 2,024 opposing batters in the majors.

The San Diego Padres have tallied a team OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .224 this year. They have been rung up on 247 occasions (14th in baseball) and have earned a total of 204 base hits. San Diego has accumulated 34 home runs for the year to go along with 109 runs batted in. The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .395 and they are recording 4.11 runs per outing (20th in MLB). They have recorded 49 doubles, while taking a walk 112 times as well as putting up 115 runs.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.388 in addition to having a FIP of 4.72 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (235 strikeouts vs 105 free passes). They rank 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 238. They have relinquished 35 home runs and they allow 4.73 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 130 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.66 (128 earned runs given up).

San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 44.1% out of their 34 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 31 times in high leverage situations and also on 17 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 35 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 21 holds and 4 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 87 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. San Diego has had relievers enter the contest in 14 save chances and they have come away with 10 saves.

In their 2,229 innings on the diamond, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (13th in professional baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 23 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .994 (1st in MLB). The Padres have recorded 266 assists, 6 errors and have notched a total of 743 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Snell has allowed 685 hits while accumulating 1,015 K's in 835 innings. He has conceded a total of 322 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.262 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.74 and he has faced 3,486 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Snell (57-50 career mark) holds a 3.47 ERA while conceding 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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