Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/23/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+125) Arizona (-145)

The Cincinnati Reds (61-67) are hitting the road to Chase Field on Sunday where they will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (67-61). The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at +125 while Arizona is sitting at -145. The total is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Andrew Abbott and Mitch Bratt.

As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.1 runs/g, which is 25th in the league. They have notched a total of 523 runs and have an OBP of .305. The Reds have compiled 182 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 165 balls out of the park. They have accrued 499 runs batted in as well as 958 hits this season, and their batting average is .226. Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .390 and have been called out on strikes 1,220 times, while drawing a walk on 458 occasions.

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The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.47 for the year (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,039 hitters. Reds pitchers have given up 159 home runs and also 612 total runs (23rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 531 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.65 as a team so far this season. Cincinnati has allowed 1,068 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 566 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40.

Reds pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 137 times in addition to having 162 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 73 holds so far this season (10th in baseball). The Reds relievers have a save percentage of 62.3% and have entered the game in 129 save situations. They have compiled 33 saves for the year and have missed out on 20 of 53 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 197 base runners on the year and 28.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Reds have dispatched 451 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned 3,417 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,032 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 20th in the majors, and have accumulated 89 double plays. The Reds have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,251 innings, which has them ranked 13th in MLB.

Abbott (34-31 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.53 while he has faced 2,333 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 504 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 205 walks. His ERA is 3.59 (220 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.284. Abbott has taken the ball for 552 innings and has tallied 491 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated a team OBP of .316 in addition to a batting average of .243 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 936 occasions (29th in the league) and have tallied 1,044 hits. Arizona has tallied 126 home runs on the campaign and 551 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a slugging percentage of .398 and they tally 4.52 runs per outing (14th in baseball). They have hit 220 doubles, while getting a free base 431 times as well as putting up 579 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.289 and have a FIP of 4.38 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 6.90 (865 strikeouts vs 373 walks). They rank 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,091. They have given up 149 long balls and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 575 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.18 (527 earned runs relinquished).

They rank 12th in the league holding a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have sent 421 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 137 times in high leverage situations and also on 111 occasions with base runners. With 118 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 71 holds and 15 blown saves. Arizona has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves. Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.8% of 165 inherited base runners.

In 10,224 innings played, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (8th in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 114 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Diamondbacks have racked up 1,114 assists, 48 errors and have notched a total of 3,408 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Bratt has surrendered 32 hits while earning 25 punch outs in 36 innings. Bratt (1-2 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.23 earned run average while surrendering 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 17 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.492 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.14 and he has faced 159 batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-145)

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