San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: NBC Bay Area

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (52-56) will take on the San Francisco Giants (54-56) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Hayden Birdsong and Carson Spiers.

San Francisco has a slugging rate of .394 and have struck out 928 times, while drawing a walk on 366 occasions. They have accumulated 458 RBI's in addition to 903 hits for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .244. The Giants have hit 185 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 109 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 480 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.4 runs/g, which has them at 15th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Giants pitchers have conceded 109 home runs and 498 runs (21st in MLB). San Francisco has allowed 948 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 464 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 4.31 on the season (22nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 943 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 339 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a team on the year.

Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 85 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 69 holds on the year (6th in the league). The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 55.3% and has come into the game in 109 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves so far this season and have blown 17 of their 38 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 123 runners this year and 37.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Giants have dispatched 384 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 2,906 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,100 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which is 14th in pro baseball, and have earned 100 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,718 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in pro baseball.

Birdsong (3-0 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.95 and he has faced 126 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 22 base hits (6.6 hits per 9 innings) with 15 walks. His ERA is 2.99 (10 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.229. Birdsong has taken the mound for 30 innings and has racked up 38 K's in his MLB career.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with an OBP of .304 as well as a batting average of .230 so far this season. They have struck out on 974 occasions (7th in baseball) and have earned a total of 812 base hits. Cincinnati has a total of 119 home runs for the year and 449 runs batted in. The Reds hold a slugging % of .394 and they average 4.42 runs per game (14th in the league). They have tallied 181 doubles, while getting a free base 328 times and scoring 477 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 442 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.88 (410 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 113 long balls and they allow 4.18 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.254 with a FIP of 4.07 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (905 strikeouts against 339 walks). They have a ranking of 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 854.

Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of their 150 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 104 times in high leverage situations and also on 94 occasions with runners on. With 98 save situations, the Reds have recorded 65 holds and 8 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in baseball holding a save rate of 74.2%, and they have dispatched 351 relievers to the mound on the year. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 31 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves.

In 8,565 innings on the diamond, the Reds are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (13th in professional baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 63 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in pro baseball). The Reds have accrued 818 assists, 66 errors and have earned a total of 2,855 putouts this season.

During his pro baseball career, Spiers has conceded 69 base knocks while he has earned 57 strikeouts in 65 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 30 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.338 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.17 and he has gone up against 282 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Spiers (4-3 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.15 earned run average while surrendering 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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