Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves 10/1/2020 Picks Predictions Previews

Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves 10/1/2020 Picks Predictions Previews
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The Cincinnati Reds will play against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at 12:08 P.M, ET. This game is the 2nd installment in this best-of-3 National League Wildcard Series with the Braves taking the 1st game. Atlanta was able to finish a grueling game with a score of 1-0. The Braves were 3rd in the regular season with a record of 35-25 and are 1st in the NL East Division.

Both teams were really into it in their 1st game while the Braves who were one of the best hitting teams during the regular season actually got outhit by the worst hitting team of the year. The Braves did prove one thing, it was that they could score. It took 13 long innings for Atlanta to finally score the run to win the game. Freddie Freeman had 1 hit and 1 RBI for Atlanta’s only point in the game and it was all they needed to get the win. AJ Minter got the win after pitching 0.2 scoreless innings. Marcell Ozuna led the Braves in the regular season with 77 hits 56 RBIs and 18 homers. Atlanta was the 2nd best hitting team at .268 BAA while getting the 2nd most runs this season at 348. They ranked 15th in pitching with their bullpen allowing 4.41 earned runs per game. Ian Anderson will be on the mound for their 2nd game. He recorded 3-2 with a 1.95 ERA and 41 strikeouts during the regular season.

Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves Predictions 10/1/2020

The Reds were able to outhit the Braves almost twice the amount at 11-6 but just couldn’t make any runs to make an upset win. Nick Castellanos led the charge with 3 hits while Aristedes Aquino, Nick Senzel, and Joey Votto added 2 hits each in their loss. Archie Bradley took the loss when he allowed 1 earned run in 0.1 innings. Castellanos led the team with 49 hits while Eugenio Suarez had 38 RBIs and 15 home runs. The Reds have the 7th best pitching staff with a team ERA of 3.84 while having a .212 team BAA in the last place with 243 total runs during the regular season. Cincinnati ended up in the 6th spot during the regular season with a record of 31-29 and is 2nd in the NL Central Division. Luis Castillo will start for the team in game 2. He was 4-6 with a 3.21 ERA and 89 strikeouts this season.

Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves. MLB’s pick to win game 2 is the Cincinnati Reds +119. Cincinnati is starting to pick up on the hitting in the later parts of the regular season and in their 1st game in the postseason. Castillo was solid for September and so was Anderson this season. This will be another tight game with the Reds getting that offense going once Anderson gets worn out in the game. Cincinnati is 11-4 in their last 15 games. Cincinnati will repulse Atlanta’s advances to a predicted score of 5-2.

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