Detroit Tigers vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/1/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+139) Milwaukee (-150)

Matthew Boyd and the Detroit Tigers (22-31, 4th in AL Central) travel to American Family Field on Tuesday where they'll take on the Milwaukee Brewers (28-25, 3rd in NL Central). The Brewers open this contest at -150 while the Tigers are priced at +139. The total is set at 8. The men taking the mound will be Matthew Boyd and Adrian Houser.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.6 runs per contest, which is 28th in the league. They have tallied 192 runs scored and have an OBP of .296. The Tigers have hit 60 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 47 balls out of the park. They have recorded 187 runs batted in as well as 387 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .224. Detroit is slugging .356 and have been called out on strikes 537 times, while taking a walk on 163 occasions.

The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.37 on the year (21st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 430 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Tigers pitchers have conceded 59 home runs and also 246 total runs (22nd in the league). They have walked 191 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.34 as a unit this season.

The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 61.1% and has entered the game in 44 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 74 runners on the year and 36.5% of them ended up scoring. Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 45 times as well as having 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 169 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have notched 25 holds for the season (15th in baseball). They have recorded 11 saves on the season and have blown 7 out of their 18 save opportunities.

The Tigers have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,119 innings, ranking them 18th in professional baseball. The Detroit Tigers have earned a total of 1,373 putouts this year, as well as 465 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them sitting 21st in baseball, and have 385 double plays.

Boyd has taken the mound for 763 innings and has totaled 739 K's during his career. Boyd (36-60 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.64 and he has gone up against 3,276 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.95 (420 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.318. He has given up 766 base knocks (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 240 walks.

The Milwaukee Brewers have a team OBP of .296 in addition to a team batting average of .211 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 527 instances (4th in the league) and have tallied 366 base knocks. Milwaukee has compiled 58 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 193 runs batted in. The Brewers have a team slugging % of .357 and they earn 3.77 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have notched 69 doubles, while walking 183 times and racking up 200 runs.

The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.140 in addition to having a FIP of 3.80 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.07 (543 strikeouts vs 177 bases on balls). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 361. They have allowed 61 homers and they relinquish 4.06 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 213 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.66 (192 earned runs yielded).

With 48 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 25 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Milwaukee has had relief pitchers take the mound in 23 save chances and they have tallied 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 68 times in high leverage situations and also on 33 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score rate of 40.9% out of their 44 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 18th in baseball holding a save percentage of 60.9%, and they have dispatched 166 relievers onto the field so far this season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 31 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (24th in professional baseball). The Brewers have recorded 427 assists, 35 errors and have accounted for 1,416 putouts on the campaign. In 4,248 innings played, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (4th in baseball).

Houser (10-18 career record) has a 4.12 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and he has gone up against 979 hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 106 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.329 and a FIP of 4.3. In his MLB career, Houser has given up 220 base hits while accumulating 211 strikeouts in 231 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-150)

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