Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets Prediction, 9/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Citi Field is the location where the New York Mets (76-64) will attempt to beat the Cincinnati Reds (67-73) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jakob Junis and Jose Quintana.

The Reds have tallied 234 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 161 balls out of the stadium. Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .400 and have been rung up 1,261 times, while taking a walk on 432 occasions. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are earning 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 15th in baseball. They have accrued 602 RBI's as well as 1,083 hits this season, and their batting average sits at .234. They are sitting with 633 runs and have an OBP of .308.

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The Reds hold a team ERA of 4.16 for the season (17th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,195 batters. Reds pitchers have allowed 169 long balls and also 613 runs (15th in MLB). They have walked 426 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.26 as a team this season. Cincinnati has conceded 1,133 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 572 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.81 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Reds relief pitchers have a save rate of 67.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 195 runners on the season with 28.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Reds pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 125 times in addition to having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 461 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have recorded 72 holds on the year (14th in baseball). They have compiled 29 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of 43 save opportunities.

The Reds have transformed 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of 11,133 innings, which has them sitting 16th in the majors. The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for 3,711 putouts this year, in addition to 1,067 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which puts them in 29th in pro baseball, and have a total of 87 double plays.

Junis has thrown 759 frames and is sitting with 696 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.55 (384 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.315. He has conceded 802 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 196 free passes. Junis (42-45 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.48 while he has faced 3,258 batters in the majors.

The Mets have a team slugging percentage of .420 and they are scoring 4.79 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They have 256 doubles, while taking a walk 447 times as well as notching 670 runs. New York has knocked in 179 home runs over the course of the season and 642 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,200 instances (13th in MLB) and have 1,192 hits. The New York Mets have earned an OBP of .320 as well as a batting average of .249 this season.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.285 in addition to having a FIP of 4.21 as a unit this season. They have a ranking of 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,082. The New York pitching staff have relinquished 616 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.02 (558 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (1,238 strikeouts against 522 free passes). They have relinquished 149 dingers and they relinquish 4.44 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Sitting with 150 save situations, the Mets have recorded 92 holds in addition to 22 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 57 save chances and they have tallied 35 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 156 times in high leverage situations and also on 135 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of their 182 inherited base runners. They are ranked 22nd in baseball holding a save rate of 61.4%, and they have sent 447 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

The New York Mets have gotten 116 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in the majors). The Mets have accrued 1,224 assists, 85 errors and have notched a total of 3,746 putouts this year. Out of their 11,238 innings played, the Mets hold a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (11th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Quintana has conceded 1,908 hits while he has totaled 1,704 punch outs in 1,944 innings. He has given up 817 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.283 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has faced 8,164 hitters so far in his career. Quintana (99-102 record in his career) holds a 3.78 ERA and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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