San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-135) Cincinnati (+115)

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (50-44) will try to defeat the San Francisco Giants (52-41) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has San Francisco at -135 and Cincinnati opens at +115. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Anthony DeSclafani and Luke Weaver.

The Giants have accrued 156 doubles as a squad and have knocked 107 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging % of .403 and have struck out 878 times, while taking a walk on 315 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 12th in MLB. They have compiled 421 runs batted in in addition to 779 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate sits at .247. They have notched a total of 433 runs scored and have an OBP of .323.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 3.85 this year (9th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 811 batters. Giants pitchers have given up 95 long balls in addition to 394 total runs (10th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 251 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a team for the season. San Francisco has given up 790 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 355 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.23 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Giants have sent 286 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 base runners for the year and 28.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 36 saves on the season and have missed out on 10 of their 46 save opportunities. The Giants bullpen have earned a save percentage of 78.3% and stepped onto the hill in 91 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 43 holds for the season (23rd in the league). Giants relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 82 times and also have had 96 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have 2,489 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 915 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 29th in baseball, and have accumulated 88 double plays. The Giants have turned 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,467 innings on the field, which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball.

DeSclafani (54-56 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.14 while he has faced 3,932 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 932 base knocks (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 249 free passes. His ERA is 4.15 (432 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.261. DeSclafani has pitched in 936 innings and has accumulated 823 K's so far in his career.

The Cincinnati Reds have tallied an OBP of .333 and a team batting average of .253 so far this year. They have struck out on 849 occasions (9th in baseball) and have accounted for 805 base knocks. Cincinnati has a total of 99 home runs for the season and 440 runs batted in. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .409 and they have an average of 4.86 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have hit 164 doubles, while walking 345 times and racking up 457 runs.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.443 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.75 as a staff this season. They are sitting at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 857. The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 471 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.80 (447 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (791 strikeouts vs 352 bases on balls). They have given up 124 dingers and they surrender 5.06 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Sitting with 102 save situations, the Reds have compiled 52 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 48 save chances and they have tallied 34 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 142 times in high leverage situations and also on 130 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score rate of 27.6% out of their 185 inherited runners. They sit at 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 70.8%, and they have dispatched 344 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season.

In 7,545 innings on the field, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (25th in MLB). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 73 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Reds have racked up 761 assists, 43 errors and have earned 2,515 putouts this season.

Weaver (26-38 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.10 earned run average while conceding 9.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.04 and he has gone up against 2,308 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed a total of 297 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.431 and a FIP of 4.2. During his pro baseball career, Weaver has surrendered 579 base knocks while accumulating 520 K's in 524 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+115)

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