Philadelphia Phillies vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+140) Milwaukee (-160)

American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (33-24) will try to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (26-29) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at +140 while Milwaukee is coming in at -160. The total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Zach Eflin and Corbin Burnes.

The Phillies have hit 91 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 67 baseballs out of the park. Philadelphia is slugging .412 and have been called out on strikes 487 times, while being walked on 172 occasions. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have 246 runs batted in in addition to 458 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .246. They have earned 259 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .314.

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The Phillies have an ERA of 3.94 on the campaign (17th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 505 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 176 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.55 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.28. Phillies pitchers have allowed 46 home runs and 240 runs in total (16th in MLB).

The Phillies have sent 186 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 94 base runners so far this year and 36.2% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 12 saves so far this year and have blown 5 of 17 chances to save the game. The Phillies relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 70.6% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 28 holds over the course of the season (17th in the league). Phillies relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 62 times in addition to having 53 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a tally of 1,467 putouts this year, as well as 481 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 21st in pro baseball, and have 43 double plays. The Phillies have turned 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,401 innings on the field, which has them ranked 26th in pro baseball.

Eflin (35-44 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.35 while he has faced 2,700 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 672 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 155 free passes. His earned run average is 4.50 (317 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.303. Eflin has taken the ball for 634 innings and has earned 532 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

Milwaukee has recorded 72 home runs on the year to go along with 241 runs batted in. They have 80 two-baggers, while taking a walk 189 times as well as notching 249 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .307 and a team batting average of .230 so far this season. The Brewers have a team SLG% of .396 and they have an average of 4.37 runs per outing (16th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 509 occasions (5th in the league) and are sitting with 434 base hits.

The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.208 in addition to having a FIP of 3.45 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.04 (550 strikeouts against 181 walks). They come in at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 429. They have yielded 51 dingers and they relinquish 3.99 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 224 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.40 (191 earned runs yielded).

Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of their 68 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 70 times in high leverage situations and on 42 occasions with runners on. With 70 save situations, the Brewers have earned 39 holds and also 8 blown saves. They rank 3rd in baseball holding a save rate of 74.2%, and they have dispatched 184 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Milwaukee has had relief pitchers enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in baseball). The Brewers have accrued 505 assists, 38 errors and have accounted for 1,516 putouts so far this year. Out of their 4,548 innings on the diamond, the Brewers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in baseball).

So far in his career, Burnes has surrendered 307 base knocks while he has tallied 511 punch outs in 382 innings. He has given up a total of 137 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.071 and a FIP of 2.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.01 and he has gone up against 1,552 hitters so far in his MLB career. Burnes (26-14 career mark) holds a 3.23 earned run average and has surrendered 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+140)

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