Starting Pitcher and Lineup for the Cincinnati Reds
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Jesse Winker
Jesse Winker has hit 17 Home Runs, drove in 43 runs, and sports a .335 batting average this season. He also has scored 51 runs this season and stolen 0 bases.#N#He is considered a very good hitter according to OPS.
Nick Castellanos
Nick Castellanos has hit 13 Home Runs, drove in 38 runs, and sports a .341 batting average this season. He also has scored 47 runs this season and stolen 2 bases.#N#He is considered a very good hitter according to OPS.
Tyler Stephenson
Tyler Stephenson has hit 4 Home Runs, drove in 18 runs, and sports a .272 batting average this season. He also has scored 28 runs this season and stolen 0 bases.#N#He is considered a very good hitter according to OPS.
Jonathan India
Jonathan India has hit 6 Home Runs, drove in 29 runs, and sports a .267 batting average this season. He also has scored 27 runs this season and stolen 5 bases.#N#He is considered a very good hitter according to OPS.
Tyler Naquin
Tyler Naquin has hit 11 Home Runs, drove in 43 runs, and sports a .246 batting average this season. He also has scored 23 runs this season and stolen 4 bases.#N#He is considered a very good hitter according to OPS.
Starting Pitcher and Lineup for the Minnesota Twins
Bailey Ober is 0-0 this season with an ERA of 3.71 in 17.0 innings pitched across 4 starts. He has a WHIP of 1.18 and yields an opponent Batting Average of 0.273. Bailey Ober’s pitching repertoire includes:
Minnesota Twins
The Twins became sellers at the trade deadline since they are out of the playoff picture. They dealt one of their best hitters in Nelson Cruz to the Rays, but even though Cruz is gone, this Twins lineup is still pretty deadly.
Cincinnati Reds
The Reds have one of the most electric offenses in all of baseball. As a team they have a .329 wOBA and 102 wRC+, which is the sixth best mark in all of baseball.
Twins Starting Pitcher
Charlie Barnes made his major league debut on July 17, going only 4 and 1/3 innings against Detroit, giving up four hits and one run.
Reds Starting Pitcher
Luis Castillo has taken a step back from his stellar 2020 season, but he is still pitching well, posting a 3.91 xERA and 3.86 xFIP. One thing he has improved is he’s not allowing a lot of hard contact. His hard hit % allowed is at 25.9%, which is the second best mark among qualified starting pitchers.
Twins-Reds Pick
Even though the starting pitching matchup doesn’t favor the Twins, I think they are a tad undervalued, given the fact that the Reds don’t hit left-handed pitching well and have one of the worst bullpens in baseball.
Cincinnati Reds
One of the positives for the Reds has been pitcher Wade Miley. The lefty has erased a miserable 2020 and reverted back to his 2018-19 numbers.
Minnesota Twins
The Twins offense sets up nicely against Miley. They are top 10 in average, slugging, OPS, ISO, home run-to-fly ball ratio, Weighted Runs Above Average (wRAA), Weighted On Base Average ( wOBA) and wRC+ against left-handers at home. Nelson Cruz entered the series with a .686 slugging percentage against southpaws.
Reds-Twins Pick
I do not think it is a reach to say both offenses can buck their positive/negative ways in a day game after a night game. Both are under .500 in day games, a positive sign for over bettors like myself.
