Milwaukee Brewers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (61-67) will try to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers (68-60) on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Brandon Woodruff and Merrill Kelly.

As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have earned 583 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .317. The Brewers have earned 188 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 181 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 569 RBI's and 1,013 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .236. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .414 and have been called out on strikes 1,143 times, while drawing a walk on 458 occasions.

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The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 3.87 on the campaign (15th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,208 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 426 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a unit on the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.84 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have given up 151 home runs and 552 runs (17th in the league).

The Brewers bullpen have a save percentage of 66.2% and has come into the game in 147 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 139 runners on the year with 29.5% of those players crossed the plate. Brewers pitchers have entered the game with players on base 99 times as well as having 167 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 424 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen have a total of 82 holds on the year (5th in baseball). They have accumulated 43 saves so far this season and have not converted 22 of 65 save opportunities.

The Brewers have transformed 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,266 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 11th in baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have notched a total of 3,422 putouts for the season, as well as 1,094 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 17th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 92 double plays.

Woodruff has taken the ball for 568 innings and has tallied 656 K's in his pro baseball career. Woodruff (37-24 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.18 and he has gone up against 2,300 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.24 (205 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.081. He has conceded 464 base knocks (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 151 free passes.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have recorded an OBP of .310 as well as a team batting average of .231 so far this year. They have struck out on 1,039 instances (21st in MLB) and have accounted for 975 base hits. Arizona has accumulated 139 home runs for the season as well as 533 RBIs. The Diamondbacks hold a slugging % of .388 and they average 4.45 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have put up 207 doubles, while taking a walk 449 times as well as putting up 570 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 575 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.16 (522 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 133 long balls and they yield 4.58 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.281 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.14 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.44 (947 strikeouts vs 388 free passes). They are currently ranked 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,058.

Arizona has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have earned 28 saves. They are ranked 21st in MLB holding a save rate of 59.6%, and they have sent 435 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 136 times in high leverage situations and also on 118 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.6% out of 161 inherited runners. Sitting with 108 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 59 holds and also 19 blown saves.

In 10,161 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (13th in pro baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 112 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in baseball). The Diamondbacks have racked up 1,108 assists, 72 errors and have a tally of 3,387 putouts so far this season.

Kelly (34-32 career win-loss record) has a 3.89 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.99 and he has faced 2,200 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 229 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.233 and having a FIP of 4.0. During his pro baseball career, Kelly has given up 503 hits and he has 452 punch outs in 530 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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