Braves vs Reds Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB excitement as the Atlanta Braves, boasting a solid 81-70 record, gear up to clash with the Cincinnati Reds, who are sitting at 74-78, in a showdown at the Great American Ball Park. The action kicks off at 06:40 PM EST, under a sunny sky with just a whisper of a breeze, perfect baseball weather. With the Braves looking to claw back from a narrow defeat and the Reds riding the high from their recent victory, both teams are itching to dominate the field. The stakes are high, the bats are hot, and the lines are drawn with Atlanta favored to win, but as anyone in the big leagues will tell you, it’s anybody’s game until the last out. So, as the Braves aim to chop down the competition and the Reds look to paint the town red, this matchup is sure to be a home run of entertainment!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 18, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NE at 4.0 mph. Temperature is at 82.9° with 51% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	ATL ML	CIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-154	+129	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-148	+124	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+6	-5	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

179W-133L

59.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

149W-165L

40.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
07/22/24	Cincinnati Reds CIN	4	Under	-3.5
07/22/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	1	Under	-3.5
09/09/24	Cincinnati Reds CIN	1	Under	-7.5
09/09/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	0	Under	-7.5
07/24/24	Cincinnati Reds CIN	9	Over	+4.5
07/24/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	4	Over	+4.5
09/17/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	5	Over	+2.5
09/17/24	Cincinnati Reds CIN	6	Over	+2.5
04/10/23	Cincinnati Reds CIN	4	Over	+0.5
04/10/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	5	Over	+0.5
04/11/23	Cincinnati Reds CIN	6	Over	+4.5
04/11/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	7	Over	+4.5
04/12/23	Cincinnati Reds CIN	4	Over	+0.5
04/12/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	5	Over	+0.5
06/23/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	10	Over	+12.5
06/23/23	Cincinnati Reds CIN	11	Over	+12.5
06/24/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	7	Over	+4.5
06/24/23	Cincinnati Reds CIN	6	Over	+4.5
06/25/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	7	Over	+4.5
06/25/23	Cincinnati Reds CIN	6	Over	+4.5

Braves Vs Over/Under

Reds Vs Over/Under

S. Schwellenbach

ERA 3.733 | IP 103.7 | 6.0W-7.0L | KO 113.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-13-24	vsLAD	2-6W	6.0	4	2	6	Under
09-07-24	vsTOR	9-5L	5.0	10	6	3	Over
09-01-24	@PHI	2-3L	5.7	5	2	2	Under
08-27-24	@MIN	8-6W	4.7	5	0	8	Over
08-22-24	vsPHI	2-3W	6.7	3	2	9	Under
08-16-24	@LAA	2-3L	5.0	4	3	8	Under
08-11-24	@COL	8-9L	6.0	6	2	7	Over
08-02-24	vsMIA	3-5W	7.0	6	3	10	Under
07-27-24	@NYM	4-0W	7.0	2	0	11	Under
07-21-24	vsSTL	6-2L	6.0	7	4	8	Under

Jakob Junis

ERA 2.732 | IP 56.0 | 4.0W-0.0L | KO 42.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-12-24	@STL	1-6L	5.0	3	1	3	Under
09-07-24	@NYM	0-4L	5.0	1	0	5	Under
09-01-24	vsMIL	3-4W	3.7	2	1	1	Under
08-27-24	vsOAK	5-4L	4.0	0	0	3	Over
08-22-24	@PIT	0-7L	2.3	5	2	3	Under
08-20-24	@TOR	3-10L	1.7	0	0	1	Over
08-17-24	vsKC	13-1L	1.0	0	0	1	Over
08-12-24	vsSTL	1-6W	2.3	0	0	3	Under
08-09-24	@MIL	3-8L	1.0	0	0	0	Over
08-07-24	@MIA	4-6L	1.0	2	0	0	Over

Braves Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/19	vs CIN	5-6L	12	3	Over
09/18	@ LAD	0-9L	4	0	Over
09/17	@ LAD	2-9L	4	0	Over
09/16	@ LAD	10-1W	10	0	Over
09/15	@ LAD	6-2W	10	2	Under
09/13	vs WAS	1-5L	6	0	Under
09/12	vs WAS	12-0W	15	4	Over
09/11	@ CIN	0-1L	2	0	Under
09/10	@ TOR	4-3W	8	1	Under
09/09	@ TOR	5-9L	10	0	Over
09/08	@ TOR	3-1W	7	0	Under
09/07	@ COL	1-3L	5	0	Under
09/06	@ COL	5-2W	7	1	Under
09/05	@ COL	3-0W	7	0	Under
09/03	vs PHI	2-3L	6	1	Under

Reds Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/19	@ ATL	6-5W	10	1	Over
09/17	vs MIN	2-9L	7	0	Over
09/16	vs MIN	11-1W	15	2	Over
09/15	vs MIN	8-4W	9	2	Over
09/14	vs STL	1-6L	4	0	Under
09/13	vs STL	1-2L	5	0	Under
09/12	vs STL	3-0W	7	0	Under
09/11	vs ATL	1-0W	8	0	Under
09/10	vs NYM	3-1W	7	0	Under
09/09	vs NYM	0-4L	6	0	Under
09/08	vs NYM	4-6L	3	2	Over
09/07	@ HOU	1-0W	6	1	Under
09/06	@ HOU	12-5W	14	1	Over
09/04	@ HOU	5-3W	13	0	Under
09/03	@ MIL	4-3W	10	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Atlanta Braves	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Michael Harris II	9.2	11.8	0.247	0.383	0.306	0.689	0.286	0.031
#2 Jorge Soler	8.7	11.6	0.241	0.438	0.392	0.829	0.333	0.042
#3 Marcell Ozuna	9.6	12.7	0.304	0.552	0.430	0.982	0.391	0.066
#4 Matt Olson	9.3	12.5	0.240	0.451	0.370	0.821	0.332	0.047
#5 Ramon Laureano	7.3	9.4	0.254	0.417	0.342	0.758	0.313	0.033
#6 Sean Murphy	8.0	10.4	0.205	0.363	0.326	0.688	0.283	0.042
#7 Orlando Arcia	6.3	8.1	0.220	0.359	0.300	0.659	0.274	0.031
#8 Gio Urshela	5.7	7.3	0.238	0.331	0.297	0.628	0.262	0.016
#9 Whit Merrifield	5.8	7.4	0.217	0.311	0.350	0.661	0.272	0.014

Cincinnati Reds	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jonathan India	7.3	9.7	0.244	0.385	0.413	0.798	0.321	0.028
#2 Elly De La Cruz	10.7	13.8	0.257	0.465	0.385	0.850	0.342	0.040
#3 Tyler Stephenson	7.1	9.4	0.256	0.448	0.374	0.822	0.334	0.043
#4 Spencer Steer	7.8	10.4	0.236	0.421	0.377	0.798	0.323	0.037
#5 TJ Friedl	7.9	10.6	0.227	0.398	0.342	0.740	0.304	0.048
#6 Ty France	6.6	8.6	0.245	0.381	0.356	0.736	0.303	0.027
#7 Santiago Espinal	5.8	7.5	0.258	0.376	0.327	0.703	0.291	0.027
#8 Jake Fraley	6.6	8.3	0.276	0.387	0.356	0.743	0.306	0.015
#9 Noelvi Marte	5.4	6.9	0.204	0.308	0.259	0.567	0.240	0.020

Braves Notable Injuries

Reynaldo Lopez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/12/24. Impact: 8.1
Austin Riley OUT (3B): Avg: 0.257 SLG:0.464 Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 2.8
Whit Merrifield OUT (2B): Avg: 0.217 SLG:0.311 Last game: 09/19/24. Impact: 1.8

Reds Notable Injuries

Nick Lodolo OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/24/24. Impact: 4.8
Andrew Abbott OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 5.7
Jeimer Candelario OUT (1B): Avg: 0.227 SLG:0.433 Last game: 08/21/24. Impact: 2.2
Stuart Fairchild OUT (OF): Avg: 0.215 SLG:0.368 Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: 0.8
Sam Moll OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/09/24. Impact: 0.4