Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, July 16, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Great American Ball Park is where the Cincinnati Reds (50-41) will attempt to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (49-42) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Adrian Houser and Ben Lively.

As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in the league. They have earned a total of 384 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .312. The Brewers have tallied 127 doubles as a team and have smacked 97 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 369 RBI's in addition to 695 hits this season, and their batting average comes in at .232. Milwaukee is slugging .378 and have struck out 846 times, while drawing a walk on 323 occasions.

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The Brewers have compiled a team ERA of 4.10 so far this season (15th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 743 hitters. Brewers pitchers have allowed 114 home runs in addition to 397 runs in total (16th in the league). They have walked 291 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.51 as a squad on the season. Milwaukee has allowed 733 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 368 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

Brewers relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 72 times in addition to having 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 57 holds for the year (5th in baseball). The Brewers bullpen have a save percentage of 70.0% and stepped onto the hill in 98 save situations. They have tallied 28 saves for the year and have not converted 12 of 40 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 103 base runners this season with 29.1% of them ended up scoring. The Brewers have dispatched 292 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have notched a total of 2,426 putouts this season, in addition to 801 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which is 12th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 70 double plays. The Brewers have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of 7,278 innings on the field, which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball.

Houser has taken the mound for 479 innings and has accounted for 377 strikeouts in his career. Houser (26-31 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.24 and he has gone up against 2,055 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.94 (210 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.369. He has surrendered 461 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 195 walks.

The Cincinnati Reds have a team OBP of .337 in addition to a team batting average of .257 for the season. They have been rung up on 812 instances (9th in baseball) and have earned a total of 795 base knocks. Cincinnati has compiled 98 home runs for the season and 437 runs batted in. The Reds have a team SLG% of .416 and they average 4.99 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have tallied 162 doubles, while taking a walk 337 times and scoring 454 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have yielded 463 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.87 (439 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 120 HR's and they allow 5.14 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.450 in addition to having a FIP of 4.75 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (768 strikeouts against 341 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 835.

Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.7% out of their 177 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 137 times in high leverage situations and on 125 occasions with runners on. With 99 save situations, the Reds have 50 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They rank 5th in the league with a save rate of 72.3%, and they have dispatched 332 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Cincinnati has called on relievers to enter the game in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 34 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 68 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Reds have 733 assists, 42 errors and have notched a total of 2,434 putouts so far this year. In 7,302 innings on the field, the Reds have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (25th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Lively has allowed 183 base hits while earning 130 strikeouts in 171 innings pitched. He has allowed 86 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.381 and a FIP of 5.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.41 and he has faced 741 hitters in his pro baseball career. Lively (8-15 career mark) holds a 4.51 ERA while allowing 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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