Tampa Bay Rays vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (7-9) host the Tampa Bay Rays (14-3) at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Drew Rasmussen and Luke Weaver.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are compiling 7.1 runs per game, which has them at 1st in the league. They have racked up 114 runs scored while having a team OBP of .356. The Rays have earned 33 doubles as a unit and have hit 36 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 112 RBI's in addition to 151 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is .280. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .541 and have been rung up 126 times, while being walked on 56 occasions.

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The Rays hold a team ERA of 2.54 this season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 138 hitters. Rays pitchers have conceded 7 home runs and 42 total runs (1st in baseball). They have walked 48 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.14 as a unit so far this year. Tampa Bay has yielded 102 base knocks (6.5 per 9 innings) and also 40 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.06.

Rays pitchers have come into the game with players on base 9 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 5 holds on the year (24th in baseball). The Rays relief pitchers have a save rate of 100.0% and has entered the game in 8 save situations. They have recorded 3 saves so far this year and have missed out on 0 of their 3 save chances. The relievers have inherited 18 base runners for the season and 38.9% of them ended up scoring. The Rays have dispatched 47 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Rays have transformed 73.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,278 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with 426 putouts thus far, in addition to 137 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them ranked 8th in MLB, and have 14 double plays.

Rasmussen has thrown 254 frames and has accounted for 238 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.00 (85 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.080. He has surrendered 206 base hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 69 free passes. Rasmussen (18-9 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.25 and he has faced 1,027 opposing batters in the majors.

The Reds hold a slugging % of .398 and they are earning 4.93 runs per outing (10th in baseball). They have recorded 24 two-baggers, while getting a free base 59 times and putting up 74 runs. Cincinnati has 14 HRs for the year as well as 71 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 138 instances (16th in baseball) and have earned 126 base hits. The Cincinnati Reds hold a team OBP of .336 in addition to a batting average of .253 for the year.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.609 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a team on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.70 (141 strikeouts vs 61 walks). They rank 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 150. They have given up 14 homers and they yield 5.42 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 79 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.22 (76 earned runs conceded).

Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.8% out of their 38 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 25 times in high leverage situations and also on 23 occasions with base runners. With 17 save situations, the Reds have accumulated 8 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are ranked 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 53 relievers to the hill on the season. Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 8 save opportunities and they have come away with 4 saves.

Out of their 1,182 innings on the diamond, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 62.9% (30th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 9 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in pro baseball). The Reds have 118 assists, 8 errors and have amassed 394 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Weaver has allowed 483 hits while he has earned 462 strikeouts in 450 innings. Weaver (24-36 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.79 earned run average while conceding 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 240 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.400 and having a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.12 and he has faced 1,973 batters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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