Cincinnati Reds vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-110) Miami (-110)

The Miami Marlins (47-55) will compete against the Cincinnati Reds (40-61) at LoanDepot Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at -110 and Miami is at -110. The total is set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Graham Ashcraft and Braxton Garrett.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .383 and have been called out on strikes 892 times, while drawing a walk on 278 occasions. They have 425 runs batted in in addition to 806 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .241. The Reds have hit 160 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 98 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 444 runs and hold an OBP of .309. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which is 15th in the league.

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The Reds have a team earned run average of 5.12 this season (29th in baseball), and they have rung up 894 hitters. They have walked 383 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.64 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.41. Reds pitchers have allowed 138 home runs and also 535 runs (28th in the league).

The Reds have sent 357 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 157 base runners over the course of the season and 38.2% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 20 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 15 of their 35 chances to get a save. The Reds relief pitchers have a save percentage of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 74 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 39 holds so far this year (28th in baseball). Reds bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 102 times as well as having 93 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned a total of 2,529 putouts this season, in addition to 719 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 16th in the majors, and have a total of 59 double plays. The Reds have converted 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,587 innings, which ranks them 26th in the majors.

Ashcraft (4-2 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.06 while facing 294 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 77 hits (10.5 hits per nine innings) with 17 walks. His earned run average is 4.64 (34 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.424. Ashcraft has taken the hill for 66 innings and is sitting with 46 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Miami Marlins have compiled an on-base percentage of .302 and a batting average of .238 so far this year. They have struck out on 888 occasions (11th in the league) and have a total of 815 base hits. Miami has a total of 97 home runs this season as well as 383 RBIs. The Marlins hold a slugging % of .376 and they earn 3.98 runs per outing (24th in the league). They have recorded 156 doubles, while walking 278 times as well as putting up 406 runs.

The Miami pitching staff have allowed 440 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.92 (394 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 107 home runs and they allow 4.38 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.255 and have a FIP of 3.92 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.79 (888 strikeouts against 318 walks). They rank 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 817.

With 94 save situations, the Marlins have amassed 48 holds and also 18 blown saves. Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 44 save chances and they have tallied 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 109 times in high leverage situations in addition to 82 occasions with runners on base. Miami relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.2% out of 117 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB holding a save rate of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 342 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

In 7,746 innings on the field, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (11th in baseball). The Miami Marlins have turned 76 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (11th in MLB). The Marlins have accrued 894 assists, 50 errors and are sitting with 2,582 putouts this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Garrett has allowed 100 base hits while he has earned 95 punch outs in 94 innings pitched. Garrett (4-7 record in his career) has earned a 4.50 earned run average while conceding 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 47 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.457 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and he has gone up against 412 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (-110)

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