New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-140) Cincinnati (+120)

The Cincinnati Reds (19-24) will try to beat the New York Yankees (25-20) at Great American Ball Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Yankees at -140 and the Reds are sitting at +120. The total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Clarke Schmidt and Ben Lively.

As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. They have a total of 205 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. The Yankees have accrued 53 doubles as a team and have knocked 65 balls out of the park. They have compiled 197 runs batted in and 346 hits on the year, while their batting average sits at .235. New York has a slugging rate of .412 and have been rung up 365 times, while drawing a walk on 152 occasions.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 3.81 over the course of the season (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 405 hitters. Yankees pitchers have given up 49 home runs and 186 runs (15th in MLB). They have walked 149 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.19 as a unit on the season. New York has conceded 353 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 169 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 52 times and also have had 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 16 holds for the year (27th in the league). The Yankees relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 34 save situations. They have compiled 12 saves on the year and have blown 6 of their 18 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 75 base runners so far this season and 37.3% of them crossed the plate. The Yankees have sent 138 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Yankees have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,597 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 9th in professional baseball. The New York Yankees are sitting with 1,199 putouts for the season, as well as 382 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 19th in pro baseball, and have a total of 38 double plays.

Schmidt has taken the hill for 110 frames and is sitting with 117 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.65 (57 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.477. He has given up 116 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 47 free passes. Schmidt (6-10 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.19 while he has faced 494 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Cincinnati Reds have compiled an on-base percentage of .325 and a team batting average of .248 for the season. They have struck out on 391 instances (11th in MLB) and have earned a total of 353 base hits. Cincinnati has hit 34 HRs on the campaign to go along with 180 runs batted in. The Reds have a SLG% of .379 and they average 4.37 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have notched 71 doubles, while walking 146 times as well as earning 188 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.505 in addition to having a FIP of 4.50 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (382 strikeouts vs 156 free passes). They come in at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 407. They have yielded 52 long balls and they allow 5.32 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have relinquished 221 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.08 (211 earned runs conceded).

Cincinnati has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have recorded 13 saves. They sit at 13th in baseball with a save rate of 65.0%, and they have sent 155 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 58 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.5% of 95 inherited runners. Sitting with 44 save situations, the Reds have recorded 22 holds and also 7 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 34 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in the majors). The Reds have accrued 337 assists, 20 errors and have earned a total of 1,123 putouts this season. In their 3,369 innings on the field, the Reds are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 65.3% (30th in the majors).

Lively (5-11 career mark) holds a 4.67 earned run average while giving up 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 and he has gone up against 544 hitters in his MLB career. He has conceded 65 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.420 and having a FIP of 4.9. In his pro baseball career, Lively has surrendered 139 hits while he has totaled 82 strikeouts in 125 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-140)

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