Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+118) Philadelphia (-138)

The Cincinnati Reds (2-1) are hitting the road to Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday where they will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (1-2). The moneyline on this contest has Cincinnati at +118 and Philadelphia is coming in at -138. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Graham Ashcraft and Spencer Turnbull.

The Reds have compiled 8 doubles as a squad and have hit 6 baseballs out of the park. Cincinnati has a slugging % of .596 and have struck out 24 times, while being walked on 8 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are earning 6.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 7th in MLB. They have 20 RBI's in addition to 34 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .327. They have a total of 20 runs and have an on-base percentage of .381.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.00 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Reds pitchers have allowed 4 home runs and 14 runs in total (12th in the league). Cincinnati has relinquished 26 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 14 earned runs. The Reds have compiled a team earned run average of 4.67 this year (19th in the league), and their staff has rung up 30 hitters. They have walked 10 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.56 as a squad so far this year.

Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 4 times in addition to having 5 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 1 hold this year (20th in the league). The Reds relief pitchers have a save percentage of 0.0% and stepped onto the hill in 3 save situations. They have accumulated 0 saves so far this year and have blown 2 out of their 2 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 9 runners over the course of the season with 22.2% of those runners ended up scoring. The Reds have dispatched 12 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 81 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 21 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which has them sitting 10th in baseball, and have 1 double play. The Reds have turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of 243 innings, which has them ranked 18th in professional baseball.

Ashcraft has taken the hill for 250 innings and has 182 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.81 (134 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.392. He has surrendered 267 base knocks (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 82 walks. Ashcraft (12-15 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.70 while he has gone up against 1,088 hitters during his time in the majors.

Philadelphia has compiled 3 home runs so far this season and 11 runs batted in. They have tallied 1 two-bagger, while taking a walk 11 times as well as racking up 12 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned an on-base percentage of .318 and a batting average of .232 for the year. The Phillies have a slugging percentage of .337 and they score 4.00 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have struck out on 28 instances (21st in baseball) and have tallied 22 hits.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.778 and have a FIP of 4.90 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.70 (29 strikeouts vs 9 free passes). They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 39. They have surrendered 5 HR's and they yield 8.33 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Philadelphia pitching staff have conceded 25 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 8.33 (25 earned runs relinquished).

Philadelphia has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 2 save chances and they have earned 1 save. They are ranked 11th in baseball holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 15 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 5 times in high leverage situations and on 5 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 55.6% of 9 inherited base runners. With 4 save situations, the Phillies have recorded 2 holds and also 1 blown save.

In 243 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have a efficiency on defense of 57.3% (30th in baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 3 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (8th in the majors). The Phillies have accrued 31 assists, 1 error and have accumulated 81 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Turnbull has allowed 292 base knocks while he has accumulated 280 strikeouts in 302 innings. Turnbull (12-29 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.55 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 153 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.359 and having a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.35 and he has faced 1,313 hitters so far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-138) and under 8.5 runs

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