San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-120) Cincinnati (+100)

The Cincinnati Reds (15-30) are welcoming the San Francisco Giants (24-20) at Great American Ball Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have San Francisco at -120 while Cincinnati is coming in at +100. The over/under is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Alex Cobb and Tyler Mahle.

San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .404 and have been called out on strikes 360 times, while being walked on 170 occasions. They have 213 RBI's as well as 366 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is at .248. The Giants have accrued 67 doubles as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the park. They have tallied 224 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .330. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in MLB.

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Giants pitchers have surrendered 34 home runs in addition to 207 runs (23rd in MLB). They have walked 123 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.45 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.98 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.43 this season (25th in the league), and the staff has struck out 366 hitters.

The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 35 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 59 runners over the course of the season and 33.9% of those players ended up scoring. Giants bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 42 times in addition to having 40 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 171 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have notched 20 holds on the year (22nd in MLB). They have compiled 10 saves on the year and have not converted 5 of 15 chances to get a save.

The Giants have turned 66.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,513 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 1,171 putouts so far this season, in addition to 425 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which is 8th in baseball, and have a total of 35 double plays.

Cobb has pitched in 1,042 frames and has 855 K's in his pro baseball career. Cobb (66-62 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.91 while he has faced 4,379 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.94 (456 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.274. He has surrendered 1,018 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 309 walks.

The Cincinnati Reds have a team OBP of .300 as well as a batting average of .227 so far this season. They have been rung up on 397 occasions (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 331 base hits. Cincinnati has a total of 40 HRs for the season to go along with 187 RBIs. The Reds hold a team slugging percentage of .366 and they score 4.27 runs per game (15th in the league). They have hit 76 doubles, while getting a free base 137 times as well as recording 192 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.460 and have a FIP of 4.86 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 (377 strikeouts against 189 free passes). They come in at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 376. They have given up 59 homers and they surrender 5.72 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 246 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 5.58 (240 earned runs allowed).

Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 11 save chances and they have tallied 8 saves. They are ranked 7th in baseball with a save rate of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 166 relievers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 31 times in high leverage situations and on 50 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 45.2% of 84 inherited base runners. With 24 save situations, the Reds have earned 13 holds and also 3 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 30 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in MLB). The Reds have accrued 331 assists, 18 errors and have earned 1,161 putouts so far this year. In 3,483 innings on the diamond, the Reds are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (21st in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Mahle has surrendered 519 base hits while he has tallied 573 strikeouts in 536 innings pitched. Mahle (28-36 career mark) has a 4.51 ERA and has conceded 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 269 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.352 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and he has faced 2,326 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+100)

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