The San Francisco Giants (55-57) and Cincinnati Reds (53-57) will clash on Sunday at Great American Ball Park, starting at 12:05 PM ET.
The Reds are an underdog at home (+102) against the Giants (-121). The Giants will start Robbie Ray (1-1) versus the Reds and Carson Spiers (4-2).
Yesterday, the Reds claimed a 6-4 victory over the Giants, with Hunter Greene (6.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 11 K) earning the win for the Reds. Tyler Stephenson finished 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI to lead the offensive attack. Kyle Harrison (3.2 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 4 K) was handed the loss for the Giants.
Ahead of the Giants vs. Reds matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Giants (-121, bet $121 to win $100)
- Underdog: Reds (+102, bet $100 to win $102)
- Over/under: 9
Giants vs. Reds: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, August 4, 2024
- Game Time: 12:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Great American Ball Park
- TV Channel: MLB.tv
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Giants stats and trends
Giants betting records
- The Giants have won 32, or 57.1%, of the 56 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- San Francisco has a record of 26-18 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -121 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.8% chance of a victory for the Giants.
- San Francisco’s games have gone over the total in 58 of its 111 chances.
- The Giants are 52-58-0 against the spread this season.
Robbie Ray (Giants probable starter)
- The Giants are sending Ray (1-1) to make his third start of the season.
- His last time out came on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics, when the left-hander tossed 4 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- In two appearances this season, he has compiled a 4.82 ERA and averages 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .212 against him.
- He will match up with a Reds offense that is batting .228 as a unit (28th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .394 (18th in MLB) with 123 total home runs (16th in MLB).
Giants batting stats
- The Giants rank 20th in Major League Baseball with 114 home runs.
- Hitters for San Francisco have combined for a team rank of 17th in the majors with a .395 team slugging percentage.
- The Giants’ .243 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.
- San Francisco has scored the 14th-most runs in the majors this season with 487 (4.3 per game).
- The Giants have an OBP of .314 this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- San Francisco ranks 18th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.
Reds stats and trends
Reds betting records
- The Reds have been victorious in 26, or 44.8%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This year, Cincinnati has won 20 of 46 games when listed as at least +102 or worse on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 49.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over in 48 of its 109 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Reds have posted a record of 59-49-0 against the spread this season.
Carson Spiers (Reds probable starter)
- Spiers (4-2 with a 3.46 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 52 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Reds, his seventh of the season.
- In his most recent appearance on Monday against the Chicago Cubs, the right-hander tossed five scoreless innings while surrendering one hit.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.46, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season. Opposing batters have a .249 batting average against him.
- Spiers has two quality starts under his belt this season.
- Spiers will look to build upon a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.7 frames per outing).
- He has had three appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Giants offense has the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.395) and ranks 20th in home runs hit (114) in all of MLB. They have a collective .243 batting average, and are 15th in the league with 917 total hits and 14th in MLB play scoring 487 runs.
Reds batting stats
- The Reds average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 16th in baseball with 123 total home runs.
- So far this season, Cincinnati’s .394 slugging percentage is 18th in baseball.
- The Reds are 28th in the majors with a .228 batting average.
- Averaging 4.4 runs per game (483 total), Cincinnati is the 15th-highest scoring team in MLB.
- The Reds are 25th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .302.