Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-110) Cincinnati (-110)

The Milwaukee Brewers (30-27) are hitting the road to Great American Ball Park on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Cincinnati Reds (26-31). The moneyline on this contest has the Brewers at -110 while the Reds are coming in at -110. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Adrian Houser and Ben Lively.

The Brewers have tallied 70 doubles as a team and have hit 66 balls out of the park. Milwaukee is slugging .377 and have been rung up 530 times, while drawing a walk on 193 occasions. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 25th in the league. They have 215 runs batted in in addition to 425 hits on the year, while their batting average sits at .228. They have earned 226 runs scored and hold an OBP of .305.

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The Brewers have a team ERA of 4.08 for the season (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 447 batters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 76 home runs in addition to 251 total runs (13th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 181 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.71 as a team so far this season. Milwaukee has relinquished 468 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 228 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Brewers have dispatched 177 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 74 base runners on the season and 27.0% of those players earned a run for their team. They have 14 saves on the year and have blown 5 of 19 chances to get a save. The Brewers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 73.7% and has come into the game in 52 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 32 holds on the campaign (10th in baseball). Brewers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 48 times as well as having 50 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have transformed 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,527 innings on the field, which ranks them 3rd in pro baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have a total of 1,509 putouts on the year, as well as 496 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which is 13th in MLB, and have accumulated 41 double plays.

Houser has taken the hill for 452 frames and is sitting with 360 punch outs in his career. Houser (24-30 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.19 and he has faced 1,939 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.98 (200 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.362. He has conceded 431 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 185 walks.

The Cincinnati Reds have tallied a team on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a batting average of .253 this season. They have struck out on 528 instances (6th in MLB) and have earned 487 base hits. Cincinnati is sitting with 44 home runs for the season as well as 252 runs batted in. The Reds have a team slugging % of .388 and they have an average of 4.60 runs per game (12th in the league). They have recorded 109 two-baggers, while taking a walk 203 times and putting up 262 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.455 and have a FIP of 4.44 as a squad on the year. They sit at 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 524. The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 291 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.96 (277 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.20 (515 strikeouts vs 208 free passes). They have relinquished 70 homers and they concede 5.21 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Cincinnati has had relievers take the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have converted 17 saves. They are ranked 11th in MLB holding a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 202 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 80 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.7% out of their 114 inherited runners. Sitting with 54 save situations, the Reds have compiled 27 holds and 8 blown saves.

Out of their 4,530 innings played, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 66.5% (29th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 44 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in the majors). The Reds have 453 assists, 25 errors and have notched a total of 1,510 putouts for the season.

During his MLB career, Lively has allowed 150 base knocks and he has 104 strikeouts in 142 innings. Lively (7-12 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.35 earned run average while conceding 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 69 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.360 and having a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.36 and he has faced 611 hitters so far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-110) and under 9 runs

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