Cincinnati Reds vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Target Field is the site where the Minnesota Twins (78-68) will take on the Cincinnati Reds (71-77) on Sunday. The starting pitchers are Rhett Lowder and David Festa.

As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are recording 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 15th in MLB. They have racked up 647 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .305. The Reds have accounted for 240 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 164 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 614 RBI's in addition to 1,128 hits so far this year, while their batting average is at .231. Cincinnati has a slugging % of .391 and have been rung up 1,350 times, while taking a walk on 452 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Reds pitchers have allowed 175 home runs in addition to 632 runs in total (14th in MLB). Cincinnati has allowed 1,182 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 588 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team ERA of 4.05 this season (16th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,261 batters. They have walked 447 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a squad on the season.

The Reds have dispatched 488 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 210 runners this season with 28.6% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 33 saves this year and have blown 14 of 47 chances to get a save. The Reds relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 70.2% and stepped onto the hill in 126 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 76 holds this year (14th in MLB). Reds relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 134 times as well as having 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 3,918 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,116 assists and 93 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which is 27th in baseball, and they have turned 92 double plays. The Reds have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,754 innings, which has them ranked 15th in professional baseball.

Lowder has taken the ball for 15 innings and has racked up 12 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Lowder (1-1 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 0.59 and he has faced 62 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 0.60 (1 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.258. He has surrendered 11 hits (6.6 hits per 9 innings) with 8 walks.

The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .423 and they are earning 4.70 runs per contest (11th in baseball). They have recorded 283 doubles, while taking a walk 425 times as well as scoring 686 runs. Minnesota has compiled 175 HRs on the year as well as 651 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,181 instances (22nd in the league) and have accounted for 1,232 base knocks. The Minnesota Twins have a team OBP of .318 in addition to a batting average of .250 on the year.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.192 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a unit on the year. They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,165. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 645 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.17 (598 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.20 (1,323 strikeouts against 374 free passes). They have conceded 168 dingers and they surrender 4.50 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball).

Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 43.2% out of their 162 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 175 times in high leverage situations in addition to 109 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 145 save situations, the Twins have compiled 86 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They rank 3rd in baseball with a save rate of 70.7%, and they have dispatched 467 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 58 save chances and they have come away with 41 saves.

Out of their 11,625 innings played, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in the majors). The Minnesota Twins have turned 67 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in MLB). The Twins have racked up 1,112 assists, 67 errors and have notched a total of 3,875 putouts on the campaign.

Festa (2-6 career mark) is the owner of a 5.11 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.88 and he has faced 217 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 29 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.252 and having a FIP of 5.0. Thus far in his career, Festa has allowed 48 hits while he has earned 62 punch outs in 51 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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