Cincinnati Reds vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (54-32) will meet the Cincinnati Reds (39-45) on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are Graham Ashcraft and Luis Gil.

Cincinnati is slugging .376 and have struck out 744 times, while drawing a walk on 262 occasions. They have tallied 337 RBI's and 626 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is at .229. The Reds have hit 135 doubles as a team and have knocked 79 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 358 runs while holding a team OBP of .305. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 16th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.73 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.24. Reds pitchers have allowed 85 home runs and 343 runs in total (10th in baseball). Cincinnati has relinquished 659 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 317 earned runs. The Reds have an ERA of 3.86 so far this season (11th in MLB), and they have struck out 705 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 258 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a squad on the campaign.

The Reds relief pitchers have a save rate of 79.2% and stepped onto the hill in 72 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 110 runners so far this season with 26.4% of them ended up scoring. Reds relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 69 times as well as having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 266 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have a total of 47 holds for the year (13th in MLB). They have earned 19 saves this year and have blown 5 of 24 save chances.

The Reds have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 6,657 innings, which has them ranked 11th in the majors. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with 2,219 putouts on the campaign, as well as 629 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 27th in MLB, and they have turned 45 double plays.

Ashcraft has taken the ball for 317 innings and has racked up 234 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.96 (175 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.418. He has conceded 346 base hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 104 walks. Ashcraft (16-19 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.89 while facing 1,394 hitters in the majors.

The New York Yankees hold a team OBP of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .251 this year. They have struck out on 695 occasions (16th in the league) and have recorded 719 hits. New York has hit 123 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 418 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .430 and they have an average of 5.08 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have notched 120 doubles, while walking 336 times as well as putting up 437 runs.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.221 in addition to having a FIP of 4.12 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (726 strikeouts vs 287 bases on balls). They sit at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 647. They have allowed 89 homers and they relinquish 3.94 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The New York pitching staff have given up 335 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.53 (300 earned runs conceded).

New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.8% out of their 155 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 78 times in high leverage situations and on 100 occasions with base runners. With 77 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 40 holds and 10 blown saves. They rank 6th in MLB holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 265 relievers to the mound on the season. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves.

In their 6,891 innings on the diamond, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (4th in the majors). The New York Yankees have gotten 65 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Yankees have accrued 694 assists, 49 errors and have accumulated 2,297 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Gil has surrendered 76 base knocks and he has 142 K's in 118 innings pitched. He has given up 44 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.200 and a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.15 and he has gone up against 501 hitters during his pro baseball career. Gil (10-4 career record) has earned a 3.35 earned run average and has allowed 5.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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