Cincinnati Reds vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

loanDepot park is where the Miami Marlins (42-70) will take on the Cincinnati Reds (53-58) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Nick Lodolo and Max Meyer.

Cincinnati is slugging .393 and have struck out 1,004 times, while drawing a walk on 335 occasions. They have tallied 457 RBI's in addition to 824 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .227. The Reds have tallied 182 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 125 baseballs out of the park. They have 485 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .301. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which is 15th in baseball.

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The Reds have a team earned run average of 3.91 for the season (12th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 943 hitters. Reds pitchers have yielded 121 long balls in addition to 457 runs in total (8th in MLB). They have walked 343 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a squad on the year. Cincinnati has relinquished 880 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 425 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25.

Reds pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 98 times and also have had 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 65 holds this season (9th in baseball). The Reds bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 99 save situations. They have tallied 24 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 8 of 32 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 156 runners this season with 28.8% of them ended up scoring. The Reds have sent 362 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Reds have converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,808 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 15th in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have a total of 2,936 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 835 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball, and they have turned 63 double plays.

Lodolo has taken the mound for 234 innings and has tallied 278 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Lodolo (14-12 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.13 while facing 1,017 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.19 (109 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.285. He has given up 226 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 75 walks.

The Miami Marlins have recorded a team OBP of .291 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 950 occasions (15th in the league) and have totaled 900 base knocks. Miami has 99 home runs on the year to go along with 397 runs batted in. The Marlins have a SLG% of .364 and they score 3.64 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have put up 154 doubles, while walking 260 times and putting up 408 runs.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.357 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.19 as a unit for the season. They have a ranking of 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 961. The Miami pitching staff have conceded 548 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.46 (492 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (936 strikeouts vs 385 free passes). They have surrendered 120 home runs and they yield 4.97 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball).

With 96 save situations, the Marlins have earned 54 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 41 save opportunities and they have walked away with 21 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 129 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with base runners. Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 35.9% out of their 156 inherited base runners. They rank 29th in baseball with a save rate of 51.2%, and they have dispatched 387 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 85 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in the majors). The Marlins have 1,026 assists, 76 errors and have accumulated 2,977 putouts on the campaign. In their 8,931 innings played, the Marlins hold a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (27th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Meyer has allowed 29 hits while he has totaled 30 strikeouts in 32 innings. He has conceded 16 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.156 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.75 and he has gone up against 129 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Meyer (2-2 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.50 earned run average and has surrendered 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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