Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

The Cincinnati Reds (15-13) are on their way to Petco Park on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the San Diego Padres (14-17). The pitchers taking the mound are Nick Martínez and Jhony Brito.

The Reds have recorded 43 two-baggers as a team and have hit 28 balls out of the stadium. Cincinnati is slugging .372 and have struck out 279 times, while being walked on 105 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have recorded 129 runs batted in as well as 199 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is .219. They have racked up 139 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .305.

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The Reds have a team ERA of 3.90 so far this year (14th in baseball), and they have rung up 243 batters. Reds pitchers have given up 29 home runs and 118 total runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 91 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a squad on the campaign. Cincinnati has relinquished 220 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 107 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Reds relievers have a save percentage of 75.0% and has entered the game in 24 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 44 base runners this season and 15.9% of them crossed home plate. Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 24 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have dispatched 85 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers are sitting with 16 holds this year (13th in the league). They have compiled 6 saves so far this season and have blown 2 of their 8 chances to save the game.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned a total of 741 putouts thus far, in addition to 195 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 11th in pro baseball, and they have turned 15 double plays. The Reds have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,223 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 11th in professional baseball.

Martinez has taken the mound for 655 frames and has earned 455 strikeouts during his MLB career. Martinez (27-39 career record) has a FIP of 4.90 and he has gone up against 2,835 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.36 (317 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.389. He has allowed 679 base hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 231 free passes.

San Diego has compiled 32 home runs over the course of the season as well as 142 RBIs. They have hit 45 two-baggers, while getting a free base 106 times and putting up 149 runs. The San Diego Padres have earned a team OBP of .324 as well as a team batting average of .253 for the season. The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .400 and they score 4.81 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 229 occasions (18th in baseball) and have accounted for 263 base hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 152 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.35 (133 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 37 dingers and they surrender 4.97 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.320 in addition to having a FIP of 4.44 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (256 strikeouts vs 109 free passes). They are sitting at 26th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 254.

San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.6% out of 57 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 29 times in high leverage situations and also on 39 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Padres have 14 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 6th in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 105 relievers to the hill so far this season. San Diego has had relievers enter the contest in 12 save chances and they have recorded 9 saves.

In their 2,478 innings on the field, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 26 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in professional baseball). The Padres have 259 assists, 18 errors and have 826 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Brito has surrendered 99 hits while he has totaled 78 strikeouts in 104 innings. He has surrendered 50 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.242 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.52 and he has gone up against 433 opposing hitters so far in his career. Brito (9-9 career mark) has a 4.30 ERA and has surrendered 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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