Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (58-66) will take on the Cincinnati Reds (60-64) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Carson Spiers and Jose Berrios.

The Reds have earned 203 doubles as a team and have hit 147 baseballs out of the park. Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .399 and have been rung up 1,124 times, while taking a walk on 371 occasions. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are earning 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in the league. They have amassed 517 RBI's and 934 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .230. They have accumulated 546 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .302.

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The Reds hold a team ERA of 3.97 on the campaign (15th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,060 batters. Reds pitchers have conceded 135 home runs in addition to 516 runs (9th in baseball). They have walked 377 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.06 as a team this season. Cincinnati has allowed 986 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 482 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.81 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Reds bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 105 times as well as having 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 68 holds on the campaign (13th in baseball). The Reds bullpen have a save percentage of 74.3% and has come into the game in 105 save situations. They have 26 saves on the season and have blown 9 of their 35 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 168 base runners this year with 29.2% of them crossed the plate. The Reds have dispatched 403 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned a total of 3,281 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 941 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which ranks 28th in MLB, and they have turned 74 double plays. The Reds have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,843 innings, which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball.

Spiers has taken the ball for 78 innings and has earned 73 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.96 (43 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.396. He has given up 87 base hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) with 22 walks. Spiers (4-5 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.88 while he has faced 345 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .383 and they score 4.13 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have notched 211 two-baggers, while taking a walk 397 times as well as recording 512 runs. Toronto is sitting with 116 home runs this season to go along with 486 RBIs. They have struck out on 940 instances (25th in MLB) and have earned a total of 982 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated an on-base percentage of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .239 on the campaign.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.310 with a FIP of 4.60 as a squad for the season. They rank 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,037. The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 590 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.50 (545 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (1,000 strikeouts against 392 walks). They have surrendered 172 homers and they give up 4.87 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Toronto has had relief pitchers take the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves. They are ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 67.4%, and they have sent 418 relievers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 97 times in high leverage situations and on 121 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of their 190 inherited runners. Sitting with 119 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 70 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 90 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in MLB). The Blue Jays have racked up 1,029 assists, 72 errors and have a total of 3,274 putouts so far this season. Out of their 9,822 innings played, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (12th in MLB).

Berrios (94-75 record in his career) has earned a 4.12 ERA and has allowed 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.21 and he has faced 5,740 hitters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 623 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.237 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Berrios has allowed 1,278 base hits while earning 1,306 strikeouts in 1,362 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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