Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+120) San Francisco (-142)

The San Francisco Giants (68-63) welcome the Cincinnati Reds (68-65) at Oracle Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Reds at +120 and the Giants are at -142. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Hunter Greene and Logan Webb.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .412 and have been rung up 1,244 times, while drawing a walk on 453 occasions. They have 607 runs batted in and 1,116 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .247. The Reds have recorded 223 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 153 baseballs out of the park. They have 636 runs and have an OBP of .325. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 11th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.29 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.41. Reds pitchers have conceded 183 home runs and also 661 runs (23rd in MLB). Cincinnati has relinquished 1,175 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 623 earned runs. The Reds have a team ERA of 4.74 on the year (25th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,133 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 495 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.78 as a squad on the campaign.

The Reds have dispatched 485 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 257 base runners for the year and 27.6% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 45 saves so far this year and have blown 21 of 66 save opportunities. The Reds relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 68.2% and has come into the game in 145 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 76 holds on the campaign (10th in baseball). Reds relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 183 times in addition to having 200 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have a tally of 3,550 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,074 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 17th in pro baseball, and have a total of 103 double plays. The Reds have transformed 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,650 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 20th in pro baseball.

Greene has taken the mound for 205 innings and has tallied 272 strikeouts during his career. Greene (7-19 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.41 and he has faced 894 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.68 (107 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.332. He has surrendered 187 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 87 walks.

The Giants have a team slugging % of .388 and they are earning 4.32 runs per outing (22nd in the league). They have put up 208 two-baggers, while walking 434 times and notching 566 runs. San Francisco has compiled 142 home runs on the season as well as 549 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,237 instances (5th in the league) and have 1,053 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for a team OBP of .314 as well as a team batting average of .239 for the year.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 565 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.97 (514 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 141 homers and they allow 4.36 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.250 and have a FIP of 3.93 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (1,128 strikeouts against 335 walks). They are sitting at 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,121.

Sitting with 137 save situations, the Giants have tallied 67 holds and also 23 blown saves. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 68 save opportunities and they have tallied 45 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 142 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.3% of 167 inherited runners. They are ranked 13th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.2%, and they have dispatched 408 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year.

Out of their 10,485 innings played, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (26th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 117 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,293 assists, 87 errors and have 3,495 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Webb has conceded 571 hits while he has accumulated 567 punch outs in 609 innings pitched. Webb (40-29 career record) has a 3.49 ERA while conceding 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 236 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.184 and a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.78 and he has faced 2,494 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+120)

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