Cincinnati Reds vs Oakland Athletics 4/28/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Cincinnati Reds will play against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Friday, April 28, 2023, at 9:40 PM EDT.

Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.57, and the team WHIP for the pitchers is 1.50. Pitchers for the Reds surrendered 125 runs overall and 27 long balls, ranking 25th in the league.

Cincinnati allowed 121 earned runs and 236 hits (9.8 per nine innings). The Reds’ staff struck out 231 batters so far this season, and their team ERA is 5.01 (25th in MLB).

Their team FIP for the season is 4.24 and they walked 90 opposing hitters. This season, the Reds sent 86 relievers to the mound.

The substitutes took over for 55 base runners so far this season, and 27.3% of those runners scored a run for their team.

They amassed five saves over the course of the season but failed to convert on five of ten opportunities to preserve the game.

There were 23 save opportunities for the Reds bullpen, which has a cumulative save rate of 50.0%. For the year, the bullpen recorded 11 holds, ranking 20th in baseball.

The Reds won the series on Wednesday with a 5-3 victory over the Rangers, thanks in large part to the pitching of Graham Ashcraft.

On Wednesday, Nick Senzel came through with a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to secure the victory.

Cincinnati will send Luis Cessa on the mound on Friday night; in his first three appearances of the season, he had a dismal ERA of 10.80.

2B Jonathan India was productive at the plate this season. He leads the Reds with 25 hits and 12 RBI.

The Cincinnati Reds are 0-7 SU in their previous 7 games on the road.
The Cincinnati Reds are 1-4 SU in their previous 5 contests on the road against the Athletics.
The total went UNDER in 6 of the team’s last 9 matches in the American League.

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Cincinnati Reds vs Oakland Athletics Predictions 4/28/2023

Oakland relievers received 44 runners, and 50.0% of them scored. Their relief pitchers stepped onto the mound 29 times in high-pressure situations and 30 times with men on base.

The Athletics currently have 11 save opportunities, 2 holds, and 5 missed saves. They sent 86 relievers to the mound this season, ranking them 86th in the league with a save percentage of 37.5%.

Oakland had 8 opportunities to save the game by bringing in relief pitchers, and they have 3 times. The Oakland Athletics are 28th in MLB in terms of fielding percentage with.980 after turning 16 double plays.

For the year, the Athletics have 188 assists, 17 mistakes, and 657 putouts. The Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 66.7% throughout their 1,971 innings played on the field, which ranks 27th in professional baseball.

Oakland was defeated 11-3 by the Angels on Wednesday in their matchup. Oakland’s Luis Medina had a terrible game, giving up 8 runs in his 5 innings of work.

On Friday, the Athletics will start Kyle Muller, who had a terrible start to the season with an ERA of 7.25 through over 23 innings of play.

Brent Rooker was one of the Athletics’ few bright spots at the plate. He leads the team with 6 home runs and 15 RBI.

The Cincinnati Reds aim to continue this energy into Oakland on Friday after playing their best baseball of the season against the Rangers earlier this week.

With only two victories during this two to three week period, the Athletics were terrible. Expect Oakland to have trouble keeping up with Cincinnati’s offense, which will help the Reds earn their fourth straight victory.

The Oakland Athletics are 4-1 SU in their previous 5 meetings at home against the Reds.
The total went OVER in 9 of the team’s last 12 games against an opponent in the National League.
The total went OVER in 4 of Oakland’s previous 6 encounters in the NL Central Division.

Cincinnati Reds vs Oakland Athletics. The MLB pick for this game is the Cincinnati Reds.

Cincinnati played their best baseball of the season against the NY Rangers earlier this week; they hope to carry this momentum into Oakland on Friday.

The Athletics have been awful in this 2-3 week stretch, winning just two games. Expect Oakland to struggle keeping up with the scoring from Cincinnati, leading the Reds to their fourth consecutive win.

Prediction: Reds win 6-3.The Cincinnati Reds will prevail by a predicted score of 6-3.

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