Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+180) Toronto (-220)

Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (20-18) will try to beat the Cincinnati Reds (11-26) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Reds at +180 while the Blue Jays are sitting at -220. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Hunter Greene and Alek Manoah.

The Reds have accumulated 61 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 31 baseballs out of the park. Cincinnati is slugging .351 and have struck out 334 times, while taking a walk on 113 occasions. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 18th in baseball. They have amassed 145 runs batted in in addition to 261 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .219. They have accumulated 150 runs and have an OBP of .294.

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Reds pitchers have conceded 50 home runs in addition to 212 runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 166 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.95 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.51. The Reds have compiled a team ERA of 5.85 for the year (30th in the league), and their staff has rung up 314 hitters.

The Reds have dispatched 141 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 75 base runners this season with 44.0% of those runners ended up scoring. They have 5 saves so far this year and have blown 3 of their 8 save opportunities. The Reds relievers have recorded a save rate of 62.5% and has entered the game in 17 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 9 holds on the campaign (29th in baseball). Reds relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 45 times as well as having 23 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned a total of 951 putouts on the year, in addition to 275 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which is 1st in baseball, and they have turned 26 double plays. The Reds have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,853 innings, ranking them 24th in MLB.

Greene (1-6 career mark) holds a FIP of 6.63 while he has gone up against 154 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 32 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 20 walks. His earned run average is 6.21 (23 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.560. Greene has taken the mound for 33 innings and has tallied 44 strikeouts during his career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have an OBP of .300 in addition to a batting average of .234 this season. They have struck out on 311 instances (19th in baseball) and have tallied 291 base hits. Toronto is sitting with 39 home runs on the year as well as 139 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .378 and they score 3.68 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have hit 59 two-baggers, while getting a free base 104 times as well as putting up 140 runs.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.203 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.65 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.00 (303 strikeouts against 101 free passes). They are sitting at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 300. They have allowed 35 home runs and they relinquish 4.11 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 152 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.67 (136 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 51 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 27 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 23 save chances and they have tallied 15 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations in addition to 38 occasions with base runners. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.1% of 61 inherited runners. They are ranked 22nd in the league with a save percentage of 65.2%, and they have sent 140 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 326 assists, 17 errors and have earned a total of 1,001 putouts over the course of the season. In 3,003 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (15th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Manoah has allowed 105 base knocks while he has tallied 166 punch outs in 153 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 48 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.002 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.39 and he has gone up against 623 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Manoah (13-3 career mark) has earned a 2.81 ERA while surrendering 6.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-220) and under 8 runs

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