Minnesota Twins vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Monday, September 18, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (78-72) will attempt to beat the Minnesota Twins (78-71) on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Joe Ryan and Brett Kennedy.

The Twins have tallied 247 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 211 balls out of the park. Minnesota owns a slugging percentage of .425 and have been rung up 1,535 times, while drawing a walk on 532 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are compiling 4.7 runs per outing, which is 12th in MLB. They have 672 RBI's in addition to 1,222 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is .242. They have accounted for 701 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .323.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.42 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Twins pitchers have surrendered 179 long balls and 615 runs (4th in MLB). Minnesota has given up 1,193 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 581 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.92 for the year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,404 batters. They have walked 410 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.96 as a unit for the season.

The Twins have sent 447 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 150 runners on the season with 28.7% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 34 saves on the season and have blown 27 of their 61 save opportunities. The Twins relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 55.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 139 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 76 holds this season (18th in the league). Twins pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 111 times as well as having 173 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,006 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in professional baseball. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for 4,002 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,184 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 6th in baseball, and they have turned 110 double plays.

Ryan has taken the ball for 319 innings and has earned 357 strikeouts in his career. Ryan (25-18 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.98 and he has faced 1,306 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.89 (138 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.090. He has given up 266 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 82 walks.

Cincinnati has accumulated 174 long balls this year as well as 672 RBIs. They have hit 246 two-baggers, while getting a free base 510 times and recording 706 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .247 on the campaign. The Reds hold a team slugging % of .412 and they score 4.71 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,391 occasions (4th in the league) and have a total of 1,256 base hits.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 744 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.71 (699 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 206 homers and they concede 5.02 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.403 in addition to having a FIP of 4.78 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,279 strikeouts against 564 free passes). They come in at 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,309.

With 164 save situations, the Reds have 86 holds and 22 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 73 save opportunities and they have recorded 51 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 227 times in high leverage situations in addition to 205 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.6% out of 294 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 5th in MLB with a save percentage of 69.9%, and they have sent 556 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

In 12,018 innings played, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (18th in baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 115 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Reds have racked up 1,200 assists, 81 errors and have 4,006 putouts this season.

During his career, Kennedy has conceded 55 base hits while he has tallied 27 punch outs in 44 innings. He has given up a total of 33 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.657 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.42 and he has gone up against 211 batters during his pro baseball career. Kennedy (2-2 career mark) has a 6.65 earned run average while conceding 11.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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