Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (90-67) will try to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (76-81) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jakob Junis and Tanner Bibee.

The Reds have accumulated 253 doubles as a team and have knocked 174 balls out of the park. Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been rung up 1,429 times, while taking a walk on 484 occasions. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 14th in baseball. They have 659 runs batted in in addition to 1,204 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is at .233. They have accumulated 693 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .307.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Reds pitchers have given up 192 long balls and 679 total runs (17th in MLB). Cincinnati has surrendered 1,267 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 634 earned runs. The Reds have a team earned run average of 4.12 on the campaign (19th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,346 batters. They have walked 471 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.25 as a unit so far this year.

Reds relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 141 times in addition to having 149 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 78 holds for the season (19th in baseball). The Reds relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 70.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 131 save situations. They have compiled 35 saves this year and have missed out on 15 of their 50 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 220 runners this year and 30.5% of them crossed home plate. The Reds have sent 518 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Reds have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,474 innings on the field, which has them ranked 14th in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have 4,158 putouts this year, in addition to 1,171 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which puts them in 27th in pro baseball, and have a total of 98 double plays.

Junis has taken the ball for 775 innings and has accumulated 710 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.48 (386 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.297. He has conceded 808 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) with 197 free passes. Junis (42-45 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.41 while going up against 3,313 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

Cleveland has accumulated 180 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 654 RBIs. They have hit 237 doubles, while taking a walk 456 times and putting up 692 runs. The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with an OBP of .308 and a batting average of .238 for the season. The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .394 and they score 4.41 runs per game (15th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,163 instances (27th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,233 base knocks.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.200 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (1,373 strikeouts against 478 walks). They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,192. They have conceded 177 home runs and they surrender 3.94 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 609 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.64 (563 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 188 save situations, the Guardians have earned 119 holds and 15 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 67 save chances and they have earned 52 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 197 times in high leverage situations and on 167 occasions with runners on. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.3% out of their 232 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in the league holding a save percentage of 77.6%, and they have dispatched 576 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 124 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in the majors). The Guardians have 1,342 assists, 82 errors and have earned a total of 4,176 putouts on the season. In their 12,528 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (2nd in the majors).

Bibee (21-12 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.30 ERA while allowing 7.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.69 and he has gone up against 1,269 batters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 113 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.152 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. Thus far in his career, Bibee has surrendered 268 hits while earning 321 K's in 308 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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