Cleveland Guardians vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+105) Cincinnati (-125)

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (2-2) will meet the Cleveland Guardians (1-2) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Cleveland at +105 and Cincinnati is at -125. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Shane Bieber and Tyler Mahle.

Cleveland is slugging .430 and have been called out on strikes 25 times, while taking a walk on 9 occasions. They have recorded 18 RBI's and 34 hits for the year, while their batting average is at .298. The Guardians have recorded 5 two-baggers as a team and have hit 2 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 18 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .360. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 6.0 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in MLB.

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The Guardians hold a team ERA of 2.08 this season (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 15 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.00 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 0.88. Guardians pitchers have conceded 0 home runs and also 7 runs in total (2nd in baseball). They have walked 5 batters and their FIP sits at 2.60 as a team for the year.

The Guardians relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 0.0%. The relief pitchers have inherited 3 base runners on the campaign and none of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Guardians bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 4 times and also have had 5 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 10 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 0 holds on the year (24th in the league). They have yet to tally a save.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 78 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 18 assists and 1 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them ranked 16th in MLB, and they have turned 1 double play. The Guardians have turned 76.7% of balls in play into outs in their 234 innings, ranking them 4th in MLB.

Bieber has taken the hill for 507 innings and has accumulated 637 punch outs during his MLB career. Bieber (41-18 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.04 and he has gone up against 2,064 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.28 (185 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.115. He has surrendered 449 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 117 free passes.

Cincinnati is sitting with 2 home runs for the year to go along with 19 runs batted in. They have 3 two-baggers, while walking 12 times as well as putting up 19 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have earned an on-base percentage of .274 and a team batting average of .200 for the season. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .269 and they earn 4.75 runs per contest (11th in baseball). They have been rung up on 39 occasions (1st in the league) and are sitting with 26 hits.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.324 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.74 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (38 strikeouts against 18 bases on balls). They rank 21st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 27. They have yielded 3 long balls and they surrender 3.97 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have relinquished 15 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.71 (14 earned runs conceded).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of their 6 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 0 times in high leverage situations and on 4 occasions with runners on. With 4 save situations, the Reds have earned 2 holds and also 0 blown saves. They rank 2nd in baseball with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 15 relievers onto the field so far this season. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 2 save chances and they have come away with 2 saves.

Out of their 306 innings played, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (18th in MLB). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 2 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in professional baseball). The Reds have recorded 22 assists, 2 errors and have amassed 102 putouts this season.

In his career, Mahle has allowed 475 hits and he has 530 punch outs in 494 frames. Mahle (27-31 career record) has a 4.30 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 236 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.335 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and he has gone up against 2,135 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-125)

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