Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB Betting Preview | September 22

Kolten Wong is only one hit away from his 100th of the season as his Milwaukee Brewers (79-70) ready for a matchup against the Cincinnati Reds (59-90) on Thursday at 6:40 PM ET. The Brewers are favored (-159) over the Reds (+135). Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff and Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Brewers vs. Reds

• Game Day: Thursday, September 22, 2022
• Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
• Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
• Stadium: Great American Ball Park

Brewers Stats & Trends

Brewers Batting

• The Brewers average 1.4 home runs per game to rank third in baseball with 205 total home runs.
• The Brewers’ .235 batting average ranks 21st in the majors.
• The Brewers’ .316 on-base percentage ranks 13th in the league.
• The Brewers’ nine strikeouts per game are the fifth-most in baseball.
• The Brewers average 1.3 homers per game when playing away from home this season (102 total in road contests).
• The Brewers are slugging .404 with three extra-base hits per game away from home.
• The team averages eight hits per game and is batting .234 away from home this season.

Brewers Key Batters

• Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in total hits (124) this season while batting .244 with 61 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Adames is 93rd in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 105th, and he is 22nd in slugging.
• Adames hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .444 with three doubles, two home runs, four walks and six RBI.
• Rowdy Tellez is batting .222 with 23 doubles, 32 home runs and 57 walks.
• Tellez ranks 125th in batting average, 108th in on-base percentage and 35th in slugging in the major leagues.
• Christian Yelich has a team-best OPS of .749, fueled by a slash line of .260/.359/.390 this season.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .242 with a .313 OBP and 66 RBI for Milwaukee this season.
• McCutchen takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .176 with a double, four walks and an RBI.

Reds Stats & Trends

Reds Batting

• The Reds’ 148 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
• The Reds have a team batting average of .239 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
• The Reds have an on-base percentage of .307 this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
• The Reds rank 22nd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.
• They’ve hit 86 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 74 home contests this season.
• In 74 home games this season, they’re slugging .408 with 206 hits going for extra bases.
• They are averaging 8.3 base hits per game and batting .251 as a team at home this season.

Reds Key Batters

• Kyle Farmer has 123 hits with a .317 on-base percentage and a .383 slugging percentage, all club-bests for the Reds.
• Including all the qualified players in MLB, Farmer’s batting average is 71st, his on-base percentage is 92nd, and he is 113th in slugging.
• Jonathan India is hitting .252 with 14 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 28 walks.
• TJ Friedl is batting .255 with nine doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 15 walks.
• Jake Fraley has nine doubles, 10 home runs and 22 walks while batting .255.

Brewers vs. Reds Probable Pitchers