Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

American Family Field is where the Milwaukee Brewers (64-49) will try to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (55-59) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Carson Spiers and Aaron Civale.

Cincinnati is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 1,022 times, while being walked on 345 occasions. They have 478 runs batted in and 862 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .230. The Reds have recorded 193 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 132 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 507 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .304. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 14th in MLB.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Reds pitchers have given up 125 long balls and also 468 total runs (7th in MLB). Cincinnati has given up 903 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 436 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.91 for the year (12th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 974 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 352 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a team this year.

Reds relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 99 times as well as having 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 65 holds for the season (11th in baseball). The Reds relievers have a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 99 save situations. They have accumulated 24 saves on the year and have missed out on 8 of 32 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 157 base runners on the year and 28.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The Reds have sent 371 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Cincinnati Reds have a tally of 3,014 putouts thus far, as well as 869 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which ranks 27th in pro baseball, and they have turned 67 double plays. The Reds have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,042 innings on the diamond, ranking them 15th in MLB.

Spiers has thrown 70 frames and has racked up 62 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 4.23 (33 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.311. He has conceded 74 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 18 free passes. Spiers (4-4 career mark) has a FIP of 4.17 and he has gone up against 303 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Brewers have a team SLG% of .403 and they tally 4.80 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have recorded 178 doubles, while walking 420 times and putting up 542 runs. Milwaukee has recorded 116 home runs for the season to go along with 517 RBIs. They have been rung up on 992 occasions (11th in MLB) and are sitting with 989 base knocks. The Milwaukee Brewers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .333 as well as a team batting average of .257 for the year.

The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.258 and have a FIP of 4.35 as a squad on the year. They rank 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 914. The Milwaukee pitching staff have given up 450 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.75 (417 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.20 (911 strikeouts against 347 walks). They have surrendered 140 home runs and they surrender 4.04 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

With 105 save situations, the Brewers have recorded 56 holds and 14 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 49 save opportunities and they have tallied 35 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 133 times in high leverage situations in addition to 105 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.4% out of 155 inherited base runners. They rank 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 365 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season.

In 9,021 innings played, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (6th in professional baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 91 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Brewers have racked up 984 assists, 57 errors and have accounted for 3,007 putouts so far this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Civale has allowed 557 base knocks while he has accumulated 536 strikeouts in 587 innings pitched. Civale (33-34 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.15 ERA and has conceded 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 271 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.213 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.46 and he has faced 2,440 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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