Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Monday, June 17, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (33-35) are en route to PNC Park on Monday where they will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-36). The pitchers taking the mound are Carson Spiers and Bailey Falter.

Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .372 and have struck out 619 times, while drawing a walk on 227 occasions. They have tallied 278 runs batted in and 497 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is at .226. The Reds have tallied 98 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 67 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 295 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .307. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which is 15th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Reds pitchers have yielded 68 home runs and also 280 total runs (10th in the league). Cincinnati has yielded 543 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 259 earned runs. The Reds have an ERA of 3.87 this season (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 566 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 211 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.01 as a team this year.

The Reds relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 84.2% and has entered the game in 60 save situations. The relievers have inherited 92 runners over the course of the season and 23.9% of those runners earned a run for their team. Reds relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 58 times as well as having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 219 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen have a total of 40 holds on the season (12th in the league). They have tallied 16 saves this year and have blown 3 of their 19 save opportunities.

The Reds have transformed 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,415 innings, which has them sitting 11th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 1,805 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 514 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which puts them in 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 40 double plays.

Spiers has taken the ball for 32 innings and has 27 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.21 (15 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.495. He has given up 37 base knocks (10.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 11 free passes. Spiers (0-1 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.14 while he has faced 144 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Pirates hold a slugging percentage of .355 and they average 4.06 runs per game (22nd in the league). They have put up 96 doubles, while walking 226 times as well as earning 276 runs. Pittsburgh has compiled 61 long balls on the year as well as 265 runs batted in. They have struck out on 653 instances (4th in MLB) and have tallied 529 base hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team on-base percentage of .299 in addition to a batting average of .228 this year.

The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.272 with a FIP of 4.00 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (581 strikeouts vs 210 free passes). They rank 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 566. They have conceded 73 homers and they give up 4.44 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 301 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.91 (265 earned runs surrendered).

Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.7% out of their 95 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 88 times in high leverage situations and on 63 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Pirates have amassed 35 holds and also 15 blown saves. They rank 24th in baseball holding a save rate of 55.9%, and they have dispatched 215 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 34 save chances and they have come away with 19 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Pirates have recorded 575 assists, 40 errors and have earned 1,831 putouts so far this season. In their 5,493 innings on the field, the Pirates hold a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (18th in MLB).

So far in his career, Falter has conceded 274 hits while he has accumulated 217 K's in 270 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 136 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.247 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.50 and he has gone up against 1,125 opposing batters so far in his career. Falter (13-18 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.54 ERA and has surrendered 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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