Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Monday, June 9, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+120) Cleveland (-144)

Progressive Field is the site where the Cleveland Guardians (33-28) will meet the Cincinnati Reds (30-33) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Reds at +120 and the Guardians are at -144. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Andrew Abbott and Luis Ortiz.

The Reds have accumulated 107 doubles as a squad and have knocked 64 balls out of the park. Cincinnati owns a slugging percentage of .391 and have been rung up 560 times, while being walked on 218 occasions. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have 268 RBI's and 513 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .243. They are sitting with 280 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .318.

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The Reds hold a team earned run average of 3.80 over the course of the season (12th in baseball), and they have rung up 501 batters. Reds pitchers have relinquished 71 long balls in addition to 257 runs in total (13th in baseball). They have walked 189 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.08 as a squad this season. Cincinnati has relinquished 481 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 235 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20.

Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 43 times in addition to having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 42 holds this season (7th in the league). The Reds relievers have a save rate of 68.0% and have come into the game in 69 save situations. They have compiled 17 saves so far this season and have not converted 8 of their 25 save chances. The relievers have inherited 70 runners on the season and 31.4% of those runners crossed the plate. The Reds have dispatched 211 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Chicago White Sox have earned 1,671 putouts on the year, as well as 483 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 15th in professional baseball, and they have turned 35 double plays. The Reds have turned 72.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,013 innings, which has them sitting 3rd in MLB.

Abbott has taken the ball for 300 innings and has totaled 293 K's during his pro baseball career. Abbott (23-17 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.45 while going up against 1,259 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.51 (117 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.265. He has conceded 265 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 115 walks.

Cleveland has recorded 63 home runs on the year and 228 RBIs. They have recorded 85 doubles, while walking 193 times as well as racking up 241 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have earned an OBP of .305 in addition to a batting average of .234 on the year. The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .377 and they score 3.95 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 492 occasions (19th in MLB) and have earned a total of 465 hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 258 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.99 (238 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 67 long balls and they allow 4.33 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.378 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (523 strikeouts vs 225 walks). They are currently ranked 19th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 514.

Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.7% out of 72 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 53 times in high leverage situations in addition to 50 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Guardians have 46 holds and 5 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in the league holding a save percentage of 78.3%, and they have sent 208 relievers onto the field for the year. Cleveland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 23 save chances and they have come away with 18 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 48 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in MLB). The Guardians have accrued 464 assists, 40 errors and have amassed 1,610 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 4,830 innings on the diamond, the Guardians are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (24th in baseball).

Ortiz (15-19 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.95 earned run average and has allowed 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.91 and he has faced 1,304 batters during his career. He has allowed a total of 133 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.343 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. So far in his pro baseball career, Ortiz has conceded 274 base knocks while he has accumulated 254 K's in 303 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+120)

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