Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Mets

Date: Thursday, June 16, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+105) New York (-125)

Citi Field is where the New York Mets (41-22) will attempt to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (34-29) on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Brewers at +105 and the Mets open at -125. The total comes in at 7. The pitchers taking the mound will be Aaron Ashby and Tylor Megill.

The Brewers have earned 86 doubles as a squad and have hit 80 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .394 and have struck out 553 times, while taking a walk on 201 occasions. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 19th in MLB. They have amassed 259 RBI's and 480 hits so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .230. They have racked up 267 runs and have an on-base percentage of .304.

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The Brewers hold a team ERA of 3.74 this season (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 589 hitters. They have walked 202 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.73 as a team for the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 65 long balls and also 266 runs in total (19th in the league).

The Brewers have sent 202 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 75 runners on the season and 32.0% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 24 saves on the year and have blown 8 out of their 32 save chances. The Brewers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 73 save situations. The relievers have tallied 41 holds on the year (5th in the league). Brewers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 46 times and also have had 74 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have a tally of 1,669 putouts so far this season, in addition to 563 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which has them ranked 20th in professional baseball, and have 41 double plays. The Brewers have converted 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,007 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 20th in baseball.

Ashby has taken the ball for 82 innings and has earned 101 K's so far in his career. Ashby (4-7 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.46 while he has faced 357 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.15 (38 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.336. He has surrendered 75 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 35 walks.

The New York Mets have a team on-base percentage of .335 in addition to a team batting average of .265 this season. They have been rung up on 471 occasions (24th in MLB) and have totaled 567 base hits. New York has 59 HRs over the course of the season as well as 305 RBIs. The Mets have a team SLG% of .407 and they average 5.08 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have 99 doubles, while getting a free base 198 times and putting up 320 runs.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.211 and have a FIP of 3.73 as a squad on the campaign. They are sitting at 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 493. The New York pitching staff have conceded 250 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.76 (233 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.14 (575 strikeouts against 183 walks). They have given up 66 homers and they surrender 4.03 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Sitting with 70 save situations, the Mets have recorded 43 holds and 10 blown saves. New York has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 26 save chances and they have earned 16 saves. Their relievers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations in addition to 60 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.7% out of 79 inherited base runners. They rank 19th in the league with a save rate of 61.5%, and they have sent 198 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

In 5,028 innings played, the Mets have a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (15th in pro baseball). The New York Mets have turned 49 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in professional baseball). The Mets have recorded 524 assists, 31 errors and have amassed 1,676 putouts for the season.

Megill (8-8 career mark) holds a 4.51 earned run average while conceding 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.78 and he has gone up against 539 batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 64 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.253 and a FIP of 4.4. During his pro baseball career, Megill has given up 123 hits while he has earned 140 strikeouts in 127 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+105)

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