MLB: Cincinnati Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are 2-2 at home this season and the Cincinnati Reds are 1-0 on the road this season. This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Both starters have a relatively low chance of having a quality start. Spencer Turnbull has a 22% chance of a QS and Graham Ashcraft a 21% chance. If Spencer Turnbull has a quality start the Phillies has a 76% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4 and he has a 37% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Phillies win 57%. If Graham Ashcraft has a quality start the Reds has a 71% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.4 and he has a 40% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Reds win 55%. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Philadelphia Phillies is Spencer Turnbull who averaged 2.95 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 62% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Phillies have a 66% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Cincinnati Reds is Graham Ashcraft who averaged 3.26 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 72% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Reds have a 58% chance of winning.
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