Cincinnati Reds vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+115) Texas (-140)

The Cincinnati Reds (14-12) are on their way to Globe Life Field on Sunday where they will meet the Texas Rangers (14-13). The odds on this game have Cincinnati at +115 while Texas is sitting at -140. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Hunter Greene and Michael Lorenzen.

Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .374 and have been called out on strikes 258 times, while drawing a walk on 102 occasions. They have earned 119 RBI's in addition to 183 hits so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .217. The Reds have accrued 42 doubles as a squad and have smacked 26 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 128 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.9 runs per contest, which is 8th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Reds pitchers have given up 25 home runs and also 110 total runs (15th in baseball). Cincinnati has allowed 207 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 99 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team ERA of 3.87 on the campaign (14th in the league), and they have struck out 224 batters. They have walked 87 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.95 as a unit this season.

Reds pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 22 times as well as having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 16 holds so far this season (12th in the league). The Reds bullpen have earned a save percentage of 71.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 23 save situations. They have tallied 5 saves so far this season and have blown 2 of their 7 save chances. The relievers have inherited 41 runners on the year and 17.1% of those players crossed home plate. The Reds have sent 80 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Reds have turned 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,070 innings on the diamond, ranking them 15th in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 690 putouts on the year, as well as 180 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 16th in pro baseball, and they have turned 14 double plays.

Greene has taken the mound for 181 frames and has earned 141 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.50 (111 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.508. He has given up 199 base hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 75 walks. Greene (7-17 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.50 and he has gone up against 794 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Texas has tallied 28 long balls for the season as well as 119 runs batted in. They have recorded 44 doubles, while getting a free base 86 times as well as racking up 124 runs. The Texas Rangers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .320 as well as a batting average of .250 on the year. The Rangers have a team SLG% of .399 and they earn 4.59 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have been rung up on 201 occasions (24th in MLB) and have a total of 229 base hits.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.244 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.23 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (240 strikeouts against 105 walks). They rank 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 191. They have allowed 30 homers and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have allowed 114 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.93 (104 earned runs given up).

Texas relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.7% of 49 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 35 times in high leverage situations in addition to 29 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 23 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 15 holds and 3 blown saves. They rank 18th in the league with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 81 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 8 save chances and they have recorded 5 saves.

In their 2,142 innings on the field, the Rangers have a efficiency on defense of 72.8% (3rd in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 18 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Rangers have accrued 221 assists, 11 errors and have notched a total of 714 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Lorenzen has given up 20 base hits while he has tallied 39 K's in 29 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 9 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.828 and a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 9.75 and he has gone up against 112 batters so far in his career. Lorenzen (2-2 career mark) has a 2.79 earned run average and has allowed 6.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+115)

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