Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, April 29, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (14-15) will go up against the Cincinnati Reds (14-12) on Monday. The starting pitchers are Nick Lodolo and Matt Waldron.

As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 4.9 runs/g, which has them at 8th in the league. They have racked up 128 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .306. The Reds have compiled 42 doubles as a squad and have hit 26 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 119 runs batted in as well as 183 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .217. Cincinnati is slugging .374 and have been called out on strikes 258 times, while being walked on 102 occasions.

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The Reds are sitting with a team ERA of 3.87 on the season (14th in the league), and the staff has struck out 224 batters. Reds pitchers have given up 25 home runs and 110 total runs (15th in MLB). They have walked 87 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.95 as a squad over the course of the season. Cincinnati has surrendered 207 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 99 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28.

Reds relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 22 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 16 holds on the campaign (12th in the league). The Reds relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 71.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 23 save situations. They have earned 5 saves over the course of the season and have blown 2 out of their 7 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 41 runners for the year and 17.1% of them earned a run for their team. The Reds have dispatched 80 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Reds have transformed 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,070 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 15th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with 690 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 180 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which is 16th in baseball, and they have turned 14 double plays.

Lodolo (8-8 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.11 while he has gone up against 677 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 154 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 53 free passes. His earned run average is 4.07 (70 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.338. Lodolo has pitched in 154 frames and has accumulated 198 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

San Diego has compiled 29 HRs this season as well as 135 RBIs. They have put up 42 two-baggers, while walking 104 times and scoring 142 runs. The San Diego Padres hold a team on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a batting average of .257 for the season. The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .402 and they earn 4.90 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have been rung up on 212 occasions (20th in the league) and have a total of 251 base hits.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.307 in addition to having a FIP of 4.32 as a team for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (238 strikeouts against 102 bases on balls). They rank 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 234. They have surrendered 33 homers and they concede 4.87 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 139 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.20 (120 earned runs conceded).

San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.2% of 55 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 37 occasions with runners on base. With 27 save situations, the Padres have earned 14 holds and also 3 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 100 relievers to the hill on the season. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 12 save chances and they have earned 9 saves.

In 2,316 innings played, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 25 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (21st in the majors). The Padres have racked up 238 assists, 18 errors and have earned a total of 772 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his career, Waldron has conceded 65 base hits while he has accumulated 54 strikeouts in 66 innings. He has given up 31 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.312 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.45 and he has gone up against 286 hitters so far in his MLB career. Waldron (2-5 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.21 ERA while surrendering 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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