New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Sportsnet New York

The Cincinnati Reds (4-2) will try to defeat the New York Mets (0-4) at Great American Ball Park on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jose Quintana and Hunter Greene.

The Mets have hit 3 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 4 balls out of the stadium. New York owns a slugging percentage of .301 and have been called out on strikes 31 times, while being walked on 9 occasions. As a unit, the New York Mets are recording 2.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 30th in the league. They have tallied 8 RBI's and 25 base knocks this year, and their batting average is .188. They have accumulated 8 runs scored while having a team OBP of .250.

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The Mets have an earned run average of 2.43 this year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 41 batters. Mets pitchers have allowed 3 long balls in addition to 19 runs in total (7th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 13 batters and their FIP sits at 3.35 as a team this season. New York has allowed 36 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 10 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.15 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Mets have dispatched 15 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 3 base runners for the season with 0.0% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 0 saves this year. The Mets relief pitchers have come into the game in 0 save situations. The relievers have a total of 0 holds this year (29th in MLB). Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 3 times as well as having 5 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have a total of 111 putouts on the campaign, as well as 26 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .972 which puts them in 29th in pro baseball, and have a total of 5 double plays. The Mets have turned 64.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 333 innings, which ranks them 26th in professional baseball.

Quintana has thrown 1,804 frames and has totaled 1,596 punch outs during his MLB career. Quintana (92-94 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.62 while facing 7,560 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.74 (750 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.280. He has allowed 1,779 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 530 free passes.

The Reds have a slugging percentage of .474 and they average 5.67 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have hit 17 two-baggers, while walking 14 times and notching 34 runs. Cincinnati has accumulated 7 long balls on the year to go along with 33 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 67 occasions (7th in MLB) and have accounted for 56 hits. The Cincinnati Reds have a team on-base percentage of .316 as well as a batting average of .265 for the year.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.278 and have a FIP of 4.72 as a team this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.30 (56 strikeouts vs 21 free passes). They are sitting at 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 48. They have yielded 9 long balls and they concede 4.50 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 27 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.00 (24 earned runs conceded).

Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 3 save chances and they have come away with 1 save. They are currently ranked 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 23 relievers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 11 times in high leverage situations in addition to 7 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 14.3% of 14 inherited runners. With 7 save situations, the Reds have 4 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In their 486 innings on the diamond, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (13th in baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 1 double play and have a fielding rate of .981 (21st in MLB). The Reds have recorded 43 assists, 4 errors and have notched a total of 162 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his career, Greene has given up 220 hits while he has totaled 323 strikeouts in 242 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 124 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.320 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.23 and he has faced 1,051 hitters so far in his MLB career. Greene (9-20 career mark) is the owner of a 4.61 earned run average and has allowed 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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