Toronto Blue Jays vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 8/20/24, 3:18 PM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

The Blue Jays' struggles to get more hits and extra-base hits only increased as the season progressed.

This season the Blue Jays have yet to average 1 HR per game. However, they have been able to win some games recently thanks to their pitching, which has not been the most reliable this year and has allowed the most HRs in the MLB with 172, but in 5 of their last 6 games they have not allowed opponents to score more than 3 runs.

The likely pitcher for Tuesday for the Blue Jays is Berrios, the Blue Jays have won in 3 of Berrios' last 4 starts, and he has thrown 7 innings and allowed just 1 ER in his last two starts against the Athletics and Angels. However, in his last 5 starts he is averaging 1.2 HR per game.

The Reds came into this series having been swept by the Royals in a big way. In total, between the three games, they lost by a score of 28-3. Once again, the Reds are plagued by their hit problems, averaging only 7.5 hits per game, the third worst in the MLB. This Reds team depends too much on HR, where they are 11th in the MLB. If they don't score one or two home runs per game, it's difficult for this team to produce more than 3 runs.