Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Indians 6/11/19 – MLB Pick, Preview, Prediction
The Reds and the Indians are playing in the battle for Ohio in this game here and that is definitely going to be a great game here as the Reds are playing towards the top of their game and they are sending out their staff ace to the mound in this game here. For the Indians, the team has actually managed to have a great year as well at times, but the Indians are a team that has struggled a well and are only a game over the five hundred mark on the year so far and even at home the Indians have had some questionable play and have lost some games that could have been won.
Cincinnati Reds Preview
On the year so far the Reds have managed to hit at a clip of .233 with a total of 499 hits. The Reds have managed to get a total of 86 homers and 273 runs scored on the year. Derek Dietrich is the player who leads the Reds in homers on the year with 17 on the season. When it comes to hitting the Reds have relied on Jose Iglesias to hit at a clip of .291 on the year. Eugenio Suarez is the hitter who has drive in the runners consistently with 41 RBIs.
Pitching for the Reds has been able to do decent as they allowed the opponent to hit at a clip of only .235 on the season and have a team ERA of 3.65 so far. The Reds have struck out 616 batters and walked 204 batters on the season. Luis Castillo has been an ace for the Reds this year with a 6-1 record and 2.38 ERA. He has thrown 75.2 innings on the year with a with 90 strikeouts and 47 hits, but also 36 walks.
Cleveland Indians Preview
This season the Indians have managed to do fairly weak offensively with 480 hits and an average of .227. The Indians have managed to score a total of 271 runs and have hit a total of 480 hits on the year. Carlos Santana has been able to get a total of12 homers and 40 RBIs on the season. Francisco Lindor is the player who has led the Indians in average at a clip of .298 this season.
When it comes to the pitching the Indians have managed to keep the opponent to an average of .239 on the season and have a team ERA of 3.98 on the season. The Indians have managed to strike out a total of 605 batters and walked 184 batters on the year. Trevor Bauer will start the game here and he has a 4-6 record and a 3.93 ERA. He has thrown a total of 91.2 innings on the year and struck out 103 batters. He has given up66 hits and 40 walks on the season.
Reds at Indians Line: Cleveland Indians -120 O/U 8.5
My Free MLB Pick: Cincinnati Reds +100
The Reds may not be that good of a team, but offensively the Reds are better than the Indians, but also the Reds are coming into the game with their ace pitcher on the mound in Castillo. That is going to make a huge difference in this game as he is able to dominate the game so far and should continue in this game here. Look for him to control the game rather easily and bring home a win rather easily in this game as the Reds take this game based off of the strong pitching. Final Score Prediction, Cincinnati Reds win 5-3.
