New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (19-24) will take on the New York Yankees (26-20) on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jhony Brito and Luke Weaver.

The Yankees have hit 56 doubles as a squad and have knocked 67 balls out of the stadium. New York has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 375 times, while being walked on 153 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are recording 4.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 13th in the league. They have accumulated 201 RBI's and 355 base knocks on the season, while their batting average sits at .236. They have 209 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 50 home runs in addition to 188 total runs (13th in MLB). New York has given up 359 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 171 earned runs. The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.77 for the season (7th in baseball), and they have rung up 413 batters. They have walked 151 batters and their FIP is 4.17 as a team for the season.

Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 53 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 18 holds on the season (26th in baseball). The Yankees relievers have accumulated a save rate of 68.4% and has entered the game in 37 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves for the season and have blown 6 of their 19 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 76 base runners on the campaign with 38.2% of them ended up scoring. The Yankees have sent 141 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Yankees have transformed 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,678 innings, ranking them 9th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a tally of 1,226 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 388 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which puts them in 18th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 38 double plays.

Brito has pitched in 36 innings and has accumulated 24 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Brito (3-3 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 5.45 while he has gone up against 159 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.20 (21 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.431. He has surrendered 38 hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 14 walks.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .325 as well as a team batting average of .248 this year. They have been rung up on 391 occasions (11th in MLB) and have 353 hits. Cincinnati has 34 HRs this year as well as 180 RBIs. The Reds hold a team slugging % of .379 and they earn 4.37 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have tallied 71 doubles, while taking a walk 146 times as well as racking up 188 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.505 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.49 as a unit for the season. They have a ranking of 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 407. The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 221 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.08 (211 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (382 strikeouts against 156 walks). They have yielded 52 long balls and they relinquish 5.32 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 20 save chances and they have earned 13 saves. They are currently ranked 13th in MLB with a save rate of 65.0%, and they have sent 155 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of 95 inherited runners. With 44 save situations, the Reds have accrued 22 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

Out of their 3,369 innings on the diamond, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.3% (30th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 34 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (14th in the majors). The Reds have 337 assists, 20 errors and have amassed 1,123 putouts so far this season.

Weaver (25-38 career record) is the owner of a 4.88 ERA while conceding 9.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.13 and he has gone up against 2,093 hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 259 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.404 and a FIP of 4.1. So far in his career, Weaver has allowed 515 hits while he has totaled 489 strikeouts in 478 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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