New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 9/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-110) Milwaukee (-110)

American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (76-67) will try to defeat the New York Yankees (87-56) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has New York at -110 and Milwaukee is opening at -110. The over/under is 7.5. The starting pitchers are Jameson Taillon and Brandon Woodruff.

New York owns a slugging percentage of .423 and have struck out 1,211 times, while drawing a walk on 544 occasions. They have accrued 672 runs batted in and 1,147 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is at .239. The Yankees have hit 195 doubles as a squad and have hit 224 balls out of the park. They have 709 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .322. As a unit, the New York Yankees are recording 5.0 runs per contest, which has them at 2nd in MLB.

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Yankees pitchers have conceded 138 long balls in addition to 500 runs in total (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 373 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.52 as a squad this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.44 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.11. The Yankees have an ERA of 3.28 so far this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,282 hitters.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 156 times in addition to having 163 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 71 holds for the season (19th in the league). The Yankees relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 70.5% and stepped onto the hill in 136 save situations. They have recorded 43 saves this year and have blown 18 of their 61 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 216 runners on the campaign and 29.2% of them crossed home plate. The Yankees have dispatched 443 relievers to the hill for the year.

The New York Yankees have a total of 3,856 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,311 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 9th in the majors, and they have turned 91 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,568 innings on the field, ranking them 3rd in pro baseball.

Taillon (50-34 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.81 while he has faced 3,180 hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 740 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 188 free passes. His earned run average is 3.84 (326 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.216. Taillon has taken the mound for 763 frames and has 687 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Brewers hold a slugging percentage of .410 and they average 4.51 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have recorded 213 two-baggers, while walking 506 times and recording 645 runs. Milwaukee has a total of 197 home runs over the course of the season as well as 628 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,281 occasions (4th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,124 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .316 as well as a team batting average of .235 on the campaign.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have relinquished 619 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.91 (553 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 170 homers and they relinquish 4.38 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.231 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.97 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.90 (1,334 strikeouts vs 460 walks). They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,106.

Sitting with 168 save situations, the Brewers have recorded 95 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 73 save opportunities and they have earned 48 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 180 times in high leverage situations in addition to 115 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.3% out of 159 inherited runners. They rank 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 65.8%, and they have dispatched 473 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

In their 11,448 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (9th in MLB). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 105 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Brewers have recorded 1,249 assists, 79 errors and have a tally of 3,816 putouts this season.

Woodruff (38-25 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.26 earned run average and has allowed 7.3 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.33 and he has gone up against 2,376 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 213 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.081 and having a FIP of 3.2. In his MLB career, Woodruff has surrendered 479 hits and he has 676 K's in 587 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-110)

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