Cleveland Guardians vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-118) Cincinnati (-102)

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (62-58) will play the Cleveland Guardians (57-62) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Guardians at -118 and the Reds are sitting at -102. The over/under is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Logan Allen and Graham Ashcraft.

The Guardians have hit 220 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 87 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .381 and have been called out on strikes 828 times, while being walked on 345 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 26th in the league. They have accrued 452 RBI's and 1,014 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is at .251. They have accumulated 485 runs scored and hold an OBP of .313.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 120 home runs and also 485 runs (5th in the league). Cleveland has given up 979 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 448 earned runs. The Guardians hold a team earned run average of 3.80 on the year (4th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 952 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 373 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.11 as a unit over the course of the season.

Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 104 times and also have had 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 71 holds so far this year (7th in baseball). The Guardians relievers have a save rate of 58.6% and stepped onto the hill in 134 save situations. They have recorded 34 saves on the season and have blown 24 of 58 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 144 runners over the course of the season with 21.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 387 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated 3,186 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,049 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 8th in baseball, and have earned 87 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,558 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 6th in MLB.

Allen has pitched in 96 innings and has earned 68 punch outs during his career. Allen (5-10 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 5.62 and he has gone up against 438 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.89 (63 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.661. He has surrendered 118 hits (11.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 42 walks.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with an on-base percentage of .328 as well as a team batting average of .251 this season. They have struck out on 1,106 occasions (5th in the league) and are sitting with 1,021 hits. Cincinnati has knocked in 139 HRs for the year as well as 559 RBIs. The Reds hold a team slugging % of .417 and they average 4.84 runs per game (9th in MLB). They have recorded 208 doubles, while taking a walk 410 times and notching 581 runs.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.417 with a FIP of 4.83 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (1,019 strikeouts vs 444 walks). They sit at 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,069. They have conceded 169 home runs and they give up 5.08 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 603 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.80 (570 earned runs conceded).

Cincinnati has had relievers take the mound in 62 save opportunities and they have earned 43 saves. They are ranked 4th in MLB with a save percentage of 69.4%, and they have dispatched 443 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have come in 183 times in high leverage situations and on 169 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.3% out of 237 inherited base runners. Sitting with 136 save situations, the Reds have earned 72 holds and 19 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 95 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in pro baseball). The Reds have accrued 974 assists, 59 errors and have accumulated 3,205 putouts over the course of the season. In 9,615 innings played, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (21st in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Ashcraft has allowed 242 hits while he has tallied 159 punch outs in 225 frames. Ashcraft (11-13 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.92 ERA while giving up 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 123 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.413 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and he has faced 984 batters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-118)

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