San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-130) Cincinnati (+110)

The Cincinnati Reds (50-44) will take on the San Francisco Giants (52-41) at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have San Francisco at -130 and Cincinnati is priced at +110. The over/under is set at 11. The expected starting pitchers will be Ross Stripling and Graham Ashcraft.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in the league. They have racked up 435 runs while holding a team OBP of .322. The Giants have earned 159 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 109 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 423 RBI's as well as 784 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is .246. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .404 and have been called out on strikes 883 times, while being walked on 319 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Giants pitchers have yielded 97 home runs in addition to 396 total runs (10th in baseball). San Francisco has given up 794 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 357 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 3.84 over the course of the season (9th in the league), and they have struck out 818 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 251 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.90 as a unit so far this season.

Giants pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 82 times as well as having 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 43 holds so far this year (23rd in baseball). The Giants relievers have recorded a save percentage of 78.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 91 save situations. They have tallied 36 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 10 of 46 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 base runners this year and 28.0% of them ended up scoring. The Giants have sent 286 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Giants have turned 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,530 innings on the field, ranking them 24th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned 2,510 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 925 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which ranks 29th in baseball, and have accumulated 88 double plays.

Stripling has pitched in 717 innings and has racked up 662 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.93 (313 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.209. He has given up 698 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 170 free passes. Stripling (38-40 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.05 while he has gone up against 2,981 hitters in the major leagues.

The Cincinnati Reds have recorded an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .252 on the season. They have struck out on 856 instances (7th in baseball) and have earned 809 base hits. Cincinnati is sitting with 101 long balls on the season to go along with 442 runs batted in. The Reds have a team SLG% of .410 and they average 4.83 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have hit 165 two-baggers, while walking 345 times and putting up 459 runs.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.441 and have a FIP of 4.77 as a unit this season. They have a ranking of 26th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 862. The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 473 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.78 (449 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (796 strikeouts vs 356 free passes). They have given up 126 homers and they concede 5.04 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.6% out of their 185 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 143 times in high leverage situations and also on 130 occasions with runners on. With 102 save situations, the Reds have earned 52 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They sit at 6th in the league with a save rate of 70.8%, and they have dispatched 346 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 48 save chances and they have earned 34 saves.

In 7,611 innings played, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (26th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 74 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in baseball). The Reds have accrued 770 assists, 43 errors and have earned 2,537 putouts over the course of the season.

Thus far in his career, Ashcraft has allowed 219 hits and he has 134 strikeouts in 192 innings pitched. Ashcraft (9-13 career record) has a 5.37 ERA and has allowed 10.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 115 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.484 and a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 859 batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-130)

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