Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+120) San Francisco (-140)

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (45-43) will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (50-40) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Milwaukee at +120 while San Francisco is at -140. The over/under is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Eric Lauer and Alex Cobb.

Milwaukee is slugging .411 and have been rung up 793 times, while being walked on 310 occasions. They have accrued 396 runs batted in in addition to 710 hits for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .236. The Brewers have accrued 135 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 122 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 406 runs scored while having a team OBP of .315. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 12th in MLB.

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The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 3.75 on the campaign (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 852 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 290 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.78 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.94 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have given up 98 home runs in addition to 373 total runs (12th in baseball).

The Brewers relievers have recorded a save rate of 76.1% and stepped onto the hill in 107 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 99 base runners on the season and 30.3% of those players earned a run for their team. Brewers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 63 times in addition to having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 288 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 61 holds this season (2nd in the league). They have compiled 35 saves on the campaign and have not converted 11 of 46 save opportunities.

The Milwaukee Brewers have a total of 2,392 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 778 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which is 18th in MLB, and they have turned 66 double plays. The Brewers have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,176 innings on the field, which has them sitting 16th in MLB.

Lauer has pitched in 480 innings and has totaled 463 strikeouts during his career. Lauer (27-27 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.36 while he has faced 2,077 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.19 (224 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.352. He has surrendered 475 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 175 free passes.

The San Francisco Giants hold an OBP of .320 and a batting average of .236 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 773 occasions (10th in MLB) and are sitting with 693 base knocks. San Francisco has accumulated 105 home runs so far this season as well as 401 RBIs. The Giants have a SLG% of .399 and they have an average of 4.75 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have hit 143 doubles, while walking 328 times as well as earning 418 runs.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.280 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.39 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.03 (726 strikeouts vs 240 free passes). They are sitting at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 761. They have surrendered 68 homers and they relinquish 4.32 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 375 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.89 (338 earned runs yielded).

San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 30 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves. They are ranked 19th in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 319 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Their relievers have come in 94 times in high leverage situations and also on 73 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.7% out of their 110 inherited runners. Sitting with 74 save situations, the Giants have accrued 41 holds and also 12 blown saves.

In 7,038 innings on the field, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (29th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have turned 69 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in professional baseball). The Giants have accrued 849 assists, 52 errors and have a tally of 2,346 putouts this year.

In his MLB career, Cobb has conceded 1,045 hits while he has accumulated 879 punch outs in 1,073 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 466 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.272 and having a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.75 and he has faced 4,510 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Cobb (66-64 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.91 earned run average while conceding 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+120)

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