New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 9/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, September 18, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-155) Milwaukee (+135)

The New York Yankees (87-57) are headed to American Family Field on Sunday where they will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (77-67). The line on this matchup has the Yankees at -155 and the Brewers are at +135. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Gerrit Cole and Jason Alexander.

New York is slugging .423 and have been called out on strikes 1,222 times, while being walked on 550 occasions. They have 677 runs batted in in addition to 1,157 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .239. The Yankees have hit 198 doubles as a unit and have knocked 225 balls out of the park. They have 715 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

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The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 3.30 on the year (3rd in MLB), and they have rung up 1,292 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.39 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.11. Yankees pitchers have yielded 139 long balls in addition to 507 total runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 381 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.53 as a team over the course of the season.

Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 159 times as well as having 168 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 71 holds on the campaign (19th in the league). The Yankees relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 70.5% and has come into the game in 136 save situations. They have accumulated 43 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 18 out of their 61 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 220 base runners over the course of the season and 29.1% of them ended up scoring. The Yankees have dispatched 450 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The New York Yankees have earned 3,882 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,319 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 10th in baseball, and they have turned 91 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,646 innings, ranking them 3rd in the majors.

Cole (128-70 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.11 and he has gone up against 6,560 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,374 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 417 walks. His earned run average is 3.21 (580 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.101. Cole has taken the mound for 1,626 frames and has earned 1,901 K's during his career.

Milwaukee has compiled 198 home runs so far this year to go along with 634 RBIs. They have recorded 216 doubles, while walking 514 times as well as putting up 652 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers hold an OBP of .316 and a batting average of .235 for the year. The Brewers have a slugging percentage of .410 and they tally 4.53 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,291 occasions (4th in MLB) and have recorded 1,134 base hits.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.236 with a FIP of 3.97 as a squad for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 (1,345 strikeouts against 466 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,117. They have allowed 171 homers and they give up 4.39 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 625 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.92 (558 earned runs relinquished).

With 169 save situations, the Brewers have 95 holds in addition to 26 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on relievers to take the mound in 74 save opportunities and they have earned 48 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 183 times in high leverage situations and on 116 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.1% out of their 160 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 64.9%, and they have sent 479 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 105 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in MLB). The Brewers have recorded 1,256 assists, 80 errors and have amassed 3,843 putouts so far this year. Out of their 11,529 innings played, the Brewers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (10th in MLB).

Alexander (2-3 win-loss record in his career) has a 5.29 earned run average and has surrendered 10.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.52 and he has faced 304 batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 40 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.603 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. During his pro baseball career, Alexander has surrendered 82 hits while he has accumulated 41 strikeouts in 68 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-155)

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