Miami Marlins vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Great American Ball Park is where the Cincinnati Reds (44-49) will try to defeat the Miami Marlins (32-60) on Friday. The starting pitchers are Yonny Chirinos and Carson Spiers.

As a unit, the Miami Marlins are recording 3.5 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in baseball. They have notched a total of 320 runs while holding a team OBP of .281. The Marlins have recorded 125 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 73 baseballs out of the park. They have 311 runs batted in in addition to 714 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is at .230. Miami owns a slugging percentage of .349 and have been called out on strikes 755 times, while drawing a walk on 195 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.42 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37. Marlins pitchers have conceded 91 long balls and also 463 runs in total (28th in baseball). Miami has given up 806 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 413 earned runs. The Marlins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.54 this season (27th in MLB), and they have struck out 756 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 313 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.10 as a unit on the year.

Marlins relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 97 times and also have had 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 40 holds so far this season (24th in the league). The Marlins bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 46.9% and has entered the game in 72 save situations. They have earned 15 saves for the season and have blown 17 of their 32 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 132 runners so far this year with 35.6% of those players earned a run for their team. The Marlins have sent 321 relievers to the hill this season.

The Marlins have converted 67.9% of balls in play into outs in their 7,365 innings on the field, which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball. The Miami Marlins have accumulated 2,455 putouts so far this season, in addition to 853 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which is 28th in pro baseball, and they have turned 67 double plays.

Chirinos (20-15 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.98 and he has gone up against 1,437 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 334 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 90 walks. His ERA is 4.04 (155 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.228. Chirinos has pitched in 345 innings and has 278 strikeouts during his career.

Cincinnati has a total of 95 home runs over the course of the season as well as 380 RBIs. They have put up 150 two-baggers, while taking a walk 286 times as well as scoring 405 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have earned an OBP of .304 as well as a team batting average of .228 for the year. The Reds hold a team slugging percentage of .385 and they average 4.35 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have struck out on 842 instances (6th in MLB) and have earned 693 base hits.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.248 with a FIP of 4.13 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (774 strikeouts against 291 free passes). They come in at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 733. They have conceded 100 homers and they relinquish 4.17 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 380 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.84 (350 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 86 save situations, the Reds have recorded 58 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 27 save chances and they have walked away with 21 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 88 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of their 125 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save rate of 77.8%, and they have sent 297 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

In their 7,386 innings played, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (10th in professional baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 57 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in baseball). The Reds have racked up 706 assists, 57 errors and have a total of 2,462 putouts on the campaign.

Spiers (2-3 career mark) is the owner of a 4.42 ERA and has given up 10.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and he has faced 243 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 27 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.418 and having a FIP of 4.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Spiers has surrendered 62 base knocks while he has tallied 44 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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