San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-124) Cincinnati (+106)

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (19-28) will attempt to beat the San Diego Padres (25-25) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have San Diego at -124 while Cincinnati is coming in at +106. The over/under is 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael King and Nick Martínez.

As a team, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.7 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in baseball. They have notched a total of 223 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .325. The Padres have hit 68 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 51 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 213 runs batted in and 419 hits for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .257. San Diego has a slugging rate of .400 and have been called out on strikes 355 times, while drawing a walk on 155 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Padres pitchers have conceded 53 home runs and 209 runs in total (17th in the league). San Diego has allowed 371 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 189 earned runs. The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 3.99 this season (16th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 425 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 145 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.93 as a unit for the season.

Padres bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 55 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 23 holds on the campaign (23rd in MLB). The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 73.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 43 save situations. They have accumulated 14 saves for the season and have blown 5 out of their 19 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 79 base runners over the course of the season with 36.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Padres have sent 163 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The San Diego Padres have accounted for 1,330 putouts thus far, in addition to 398 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 14th in pro baseball, and they have turned 40 double plays. The Padres have transformed 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,990 innings, ranking them 18th in the majors.

King has taken the hill for 302 frames and has racked up 343 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.55 (119 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.222. He has surrendered 260 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 109 walks. King (16-21 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.64 and he has gone up against 1,272 hitters in the majors.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned an OBP of .294 and a team batting average of .217 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 437 occasions (7th in MLB) and have accounted for 333 base hits. Cincinnati has recorded 43 long balls on the season to go along with 183 RBIs. The Reds have a SLG% of .358 and they have an average of 4.15 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have recorded 70 doubles, while getting a free base 152 times and scoring 195 runs.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.257 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (406 strikeouts vs 152 walks). They sit at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 366. They have given up 51 home runs and they surrender 4.41 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 202 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.00 (183 earned runs conceded).

Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 10 save opportunities and they have walked away with 7 saves. They are currently ranked 10th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 148 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 47 times in high leverage situations and also on 39 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.8% out of their 66 inherited base runners. Sitting with 34 save situations, the Reds have recorded 23 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

Out of their 3,714 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (7th in professional baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (13th in professional baseball). The Reds have racked up 328 assists, 25 errors and have a total of 1,238 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Martinez has given up 690 hits while accumulating 467 K's in 670 innings. He has conceded a total of 321 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.378 and a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 2,898 hitters in his MLB career. Martinez (28-40 record in his career) holds a 4.31 ERA and has surrendered 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego (-124)

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