Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Milwaukee Brewers (49-39) are headed to Oracle Park on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the San Francisco Giants (44-42). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Corbin Burnes and Carlos Rodon.

As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in MLB. They have accounted for 402 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. The Brewers have earned 133 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 121 baseballs out of the park. They have 392 RBI's in addition to 693 hits so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .236. Milwaukee is slugging .413 and have struck out 775 times, while taking a walk on 302 occasions.

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The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.78 on the campaign (11th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 830 batters. They have walked 281 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.79 as a unit for the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 97 long balls in addition to 367 runs in total (13th in baseball).

The Brewers relievers have recorded a save rate of 75.6% and has come into the game in 106 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 95 base runners on the season and 31.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. Brewers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 60 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 281 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have earned 61 holds this season (2nd in baseball). They have tallied 34 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 11 of their 45 save chances.

The Brewers have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 6,933 innings on the field, ranking them 19th in the majors. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned a total of 2,311 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 751 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them ranked 19th in MLB, and they have twisted 64 double plays.

Burnes (30-15 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 2.75 while he has faced 1,698 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 326 base knocks (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 115 walks. His earned run average is 3.09 (144 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.050. Burnes has pitched in 420 innings and has totaled 561 punch outs during his MLB career.

The San Francisco Giants hold an on-base percentage of .321 as well as a batting average of .237 for the year. They have been rung up on 752 instances (11th in MLB) and have earned a total of 680 base hits. San Francisco has accounted for 103 home runs on the campaign to go along with 396 RBIs. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .399 and they are recording 4.79 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have 139 doubles, while getting a free base 322 times as well as putting up 412 runs.

The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 369 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.93 (333 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 67 homers and they concede 4.35 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.273 and have a FIP of 3.39 as a pitching staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 (709 strikeouts against 231 free passes). They are sitting at 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 740.

With 73 save situations, the Giants have earned 41 holds and 11 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relievers to enter the contest in 29 save chances and they have converted 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 89 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.6% out of their 107 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB holding a save percentage of 62.1%, and they have sent 310 relievers onto the field for the season.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in the majors). The Giants have recorded 822 assists, 52 errors and have amassed 2,262 putouts on the season. In their 6,786 innings on the diamond, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (28th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Rodon has surrendered 674 base knocks while he has tallied 834 K's in 769 innings. He has given up a total of 312 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.265 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and he has faced 3,257 hitters in his pro baseball career. Rodon (50-43 career mark) has a 3.65 ERA and has given up 7.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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