San Diego Padres vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, June 2, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The San Diego Padres (30-19) are hitting the road to American Family Field on Thursday where they will try to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (32-19). The expected starting pitchers are Sean Manaea and Adrian Houser.

San Diego has a slugging rate of .354 and have struck out 418 times, while taking a walk on 180 occasions. They have accounted for 197 runs batted in and 382 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is at .233. The Padres have hit 75 doubles as a squad and have hit 36 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 205 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. As a team, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB.

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The Padres have an earned run average of 3.41 on the season (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 447 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 154 batters and their FIP is 3.63 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.14. Padres pitchers have allowed 46 long balls and 182 runs in total (5th in MLB).

Padres relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 38 times in addition to having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 32 holds this year (11th in baseball). The Padres relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 67.9% and has come into the game in 64 save situations. They have accumulated 19 saves over the course of the season and have blown 9 of 28 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 52 runners on the season with 50.0% of those players ended up scoring. The Padres have sent 151 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The San Diego Padres have a total of 1,325 putouts so far this season, in addition to 444 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which puts them in 1st in MLB, and have accumulated 40 double plays. The Padres have converted 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,975 innings, which ranks them 2nd in professional baseball.

Manaea has pitched in 783 innings and has accounted for 701 strikeouts during his MLB career. Manaea (52-44 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.96 while he has gone up against 3,252 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.87 (337 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.197. He has given up 738 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 199 walks.

The Milwaukee Brewers have a team OBP of .311 and a batting average of .234 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 451 instances (5th in baseball) and are sitting with 395 base hits. Milwaukee is sitting with 70 home runs for the year as well as 227 runs batted in. The Brewers hold a team slugging % of .409 and they earn 4.61 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have notched 73 two-baggers, while taking a walk 172 times and putting up 235 runs.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 196 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.37 (168 earned runs given up). They have given up 45 home runs and they give up 3.93 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.200 with a FIP of 3.42 as a staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.07 (500 strikeouts against 163 free passes). They sit at 11th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 376.

Sitting with 66 save situations, the Brewers have earned 36 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 30 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 62 times in high leverage situations in addition to 38 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of 64 inherited base runners. They rank 2nd in MLB with a save percentage of 76.7%, and they have sent 164 relievers to the hill so far this year.

In 4,047 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in pro baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 32 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (21st in the majors). The Brewers have recorded 442 assists, 33 errors and have earned 1,349 putouts on the season.

During his MLB career, Houser has surrendered 340 base knocks while he has tallied 310 strikeouts in 371 innings pitched. Houser (20-24 career win-loss record) has a 3.73 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 154 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.321 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.05 and he has faced 1,576 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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