Cincinnati Reds vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Cincinnati Reds (49-53) are on their way to Tropicana Field on Saturday where they will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (51-51). The pitchers taking the mound will be Andrew Abbott and Zack Littell.

Cincinnati owns a slugging percentage of .394 and have been called out on strikes 911 times, while drawing a walk on 310 occasions. They have 421 runs batted in as well as 760 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is at .230. The Reds have recorded 165 doubles as a team and have knocked 112 balls out of the stadium. They have 447 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .304. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 14th in MLB.

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The Reds have compiled a team earned run average of 3.85 so far this season (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 845 batters. Reds pitchers have given up 108 home runs and 413 runs in total (10th in the league). They have walked 317 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.08 as a unit on the campaign. Cincinnati has yielded 799 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 381 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Reds relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 92 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 141 runners this year and 28.4% of those runners crossed home plate. Reds pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 88 times as well as having 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 327 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have a total of 62 holds this year (7th in baseball). They have earned 21 saves for the season and have blown 7 of their 28 chances to save the game.

The Reds have turned 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,007 innings, ranking them 11th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds have amassed 2,669 putouts thus far, in addition to 764 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 27th in MLB, and they have turned 62 double plays.

Abbott has taken the ball for 222 frames and has accounted for 207 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.53 (87 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.270. He has conceded 195 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 87 free passes. Abbott (17-12 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.47 while going up against 930 opposing batters in the majors.

Tampa Bay has hit 97 long balls on the campaign as well as 370 RBIs. They have 155 doubles, while taking a walk 329 times and putting up 397 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled an OBP of .310 and a team batting average of .234 on the season. The Rays hold a slugging % of .373 and they have an average of 3.93 runs per game (27th in the league). They have struck out on 907 occasions (8th in the league) and have totaled 786 hits.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.261 with a FIP of 4.24 as a staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (871 strikeouts against 287 walks). They come in at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 853. They have allowed 134 homers and they yield 4.59 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 461 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.21 (423 earned runs surrendered).

With 123 save situations, the Rays have 70 holds and 18 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have earned 33 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 133 times in high leverage situations and also on 76 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.5% of 112 inherited runners. They sit at 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 343 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season.

In 8,139 innings on the diamond, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (15th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 70 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (14th in pro baseball). The Rays have 783 assists, 51 errors and have earned 2,713 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Littell has given up 388 base knocks while tallying 325 strikeouts in 366 frames. He has surrendered 171 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.313 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.49 and he has gone up against 1,564 opposing hitters during his career. Littell (19-18 career mark) has a 4.20 ERA while giving up 9.5 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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