Marlins at Reds
O/U 9.5 · RL Reds -1.5
The pick & result
- Published pick
- Marlins ML -102
- Published odds
- -102
- Result
- Won
- Final score
- 8-4
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The read
Warm Saturday night in Cincinnati, short porch waiting, with storms nearby and two right-handers trying to survive a park that punishes mistakes. After Friday’s 1-0 squeeze, this one should have more movement.
Singer’s weakness against left-handed bats decides it for me. Miami can stack Marsee, Conine, Caissie, Mack and Pauley around switch-hitter Xavier Edwards, and Conine is seeing the ball too well to ignore. Singer has allowed a .849 OPS and 16 homers to lefties, so his solid home record doesn’t scare me off.
Gusto is vulnerable, but Cincinnati’s right-heavy lineup runs into his better platoon split, and several Reds are cold outside the dangerous Stewart-Stephenson-Suárez pocket. Miami also has the fresher leverage options after using only Ekness last night. At essentially an even price, I’ll take the slightly better matchup and put my $100 on Miami.
The research
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PLATOON EDGE
Griffin Conine (bats L) hits 4th against Brady Singer (RHP)
1.022Conine owns the right-handed matchup, and batting cleanup gives him the best chance to turn that edge into runs. If Miami puts anyone aboard against Singer, Conine is the bat positioned to do the damage.
COOLING OFF
Otto Lopez: .419 OPS in Last 15 Days
.419Lopez’s .419 OPS is ugly, but I’m not letting a 15-day slump erase his larger body of work. He interests me as a buy-low bat against Cincinnati.
Xavier Edwards: .494 OPS in L15 — draws RHP Brady Singer
.494Edwards is cold, but his larger profile is steady enough to keep a rebound possible. Singer gets the better side of the matchup, making this more of a buy-low thought than a strong play.
FIRST INNING
MIA have gone quiet in the 1st: runs in 1 of their last 10
1/10Miami’s first-inning silence puts the pressure on Cincinnati to do the scoring. Gusto leaves that door open, but if the Reds miss their first chance, this should settle into a slower game quickly.
BALLPARK
Brady Singer owns a 3.53 ERA at Great American Ball Park — 5.75 everywhere else
3.53Singer’s 3.53 ERA at Great American Ball Park comes over enough work to respect, and his opponent average supports the split. I expect the home version of Singer to show up against Miami.
TEAM RECORD
Marlins 2-6 in Ryan Gusto's last 8 starts
2-6Miami is 2-6 across Gusto’s last eight starts and has repeatedly failed to put complete games together behind him. Cincinnati is my preferred side at home.
CUT LIST
Jakob Marsee
0.626 OPSStill hitting 1st for MIA — 0.626 OPS, 0.204 AVG from the 1-hole.
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Props on this game
2- GARY'S PICKRYAN GUSTOPITCHER OUTS UNDER 14.5
Gusto has completed five innings in only two of his last eight starts, and he was pulled after four innings and 60 pitches last time out. Miami has consistently treated him like a short-stint starter, so I’m betting against a sudden workload expansion. The possibility of a mid-game weather interruption adds another path to an early exit. At nearly even money, I’ll take him to record no more than 14 outs.
- GARY'S PICKBRADY SINGERPITCHER HITS ALLOWED OVER 5.5
Miami sends six batters to the left side against Singer, whose season line against left-handed hitters sits at a .297 average and an .849 OPS. He has allowed at least six hits in three of his last four starts, and his durability should give this lineup enough plate appearances to clear the number. Miami also owns a .253 average against right-handers. I like getting plus money on six hits.
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