Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (77-56) are headed to Great American Ball Park on Sunday where they will compete against the Cincinnati Reds (64-70). The starting pitchers are Tobias Myers and Jakob Junis.

Milwaukee has a slugging % of .404 and have been called out on strikes 1,174 times, while drawing a walk on 501 occasions. They have tallied 610 runs batted in in addition to 1,135 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .253. The Brewers have hit 202 two-baggers as a team and have hit 142 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 641 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .332. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball.

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The Brewers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.67 on the year (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,083 batters. Brewers pitchers have conceded 163 home runs in addition to 523 total runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 400 opposing players and their FIP is 4.28 as a team for the year. Milwaukee has given up 1,058 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 482 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Brewers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 70.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 128 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 174 base runners so far this season and 28.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. Brewers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 119 times as well as having 159 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 424 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have racked up 67 holds for the season (15th in the league). They have recorded 43 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 18 of their 61 save opportunities.

The Brewers have turned 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,626 innings on the field, which ranks them 3rd in pro baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned 3,542 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,122 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 12th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 98 double plays.

Myers has pitched in 108 innings and has 94 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.00 (36 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.129. He has surrendered 94 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 28 free passes. Myers (6-5 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 2.95 while facing 440 hitters in the majors.

Cincinnati has hit 156 home runs on the season to go along with 573 runs batted in. They have tallied 222 doubles, while walking 407 times and putting up 604 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have recorded an OBP of .306 and a batting average of .232 for the year. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .400 and they have an average of 4.51 runs per game (14th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,209 occasions (8th in the league) and have a total of 1,024 base hits.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.256 in addition to having a FIP of 4.22 as a staff for the year. They rank 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,078. The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 578 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.13 (541 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (1,136 strikeouts vs 404 free passes). They have yielded 159 long balls and they give up 4.41 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

With 115 save situations, the Reds have compiled 71 holds and 14 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 41 save chances and they have earned 27 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 119 times in high leverage situations in addition to 117 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.0% out of 186 inherited runners. They rank 12th in the league with a save percentage of 65.9%, and they have dispatched 441 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 82 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in the majors). The Reds have recorded 1,021 assists, 85 errors and have accumulated 3,540 putouts this season. Out of their 10,620 innings played, the Reds are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (16th in baseball).

Junis (42-45 record in his career) holds a 4.56 ERA and has given up 9.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.55 and he has gone up against 3,244 batters in his career. He has given up a total of 383 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.319 and having a FIP of 4.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Junis has given up 800 base knocks while he has totaled 695 strikeouts in 755 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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