San Diego Padres vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, June 5, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-125) Milwaukee (+105)

The Milwaukee Brewers (33-21) are hosting the San Diego Padres (31-21) at American Family Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Padres at -125 while the Brewers are coming in at +105. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Mike Clevinger and Eric Lauer.

San Diego has a slugging percentage of .358 and have struck out 440 times, while taking a walk on 191 occasions. They have compiled 210 RBI's and 410 base knocks this year, and their batting average comes in at .234. The Padres have earned 82 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 39 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 218 runs while holding a team OBP of .314. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which is 18th in MLB.

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The Padres have an ERA of 3.42 for the year (6th in baseball), and they have struck out 469 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.13. Padres pitchers have allowed 47 home runs and also 192 runs in total (5th in the league). They have walked 161 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.62 as a squad on the season.

The Padres have dispatched 157 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 54 runners so far this year and 51.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 19 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 10 out of their 29 save chances. The Padres relievers have compiled a save rate of 65.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 67 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 34 holds for the year (10th in the league). Padres relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 40 times in addition to having 70 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have earned 1,400 putouts this year, as well as 480 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .992 which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball, and they have turned 43 double plays. The Padres have converted 72.6% of balls in play into outs out of 4,200 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball.

Clevinger has taken the ball for 556 innings and is sitting with 618 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Clevinger (45-23 career record) holds a FIP of 3.52 while facing 2,265 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.19 (197 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.185. He has allowed 447 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 212 free passes.

The Brewers hold a slugging % of .403 and they have an average of 4.50 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have hit 78 doubles, while taking a walk 179 times and racking up 243 runs. Milwaukee has recorded 70 home runs for the year as well as 235 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 480 occasions (5th in baseball) and have notched a total of 413 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .309 as well as a team batting average of .231 over the course of the season.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.218 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.45 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.97 (523 strikeouts vs 176 bases on balls). They come in at 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 405. They have allowed 47 dingers and they relinquish 3.98 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 211 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.41 (181 earned runs yielded).

With 66 save situations, the Brewers have 36 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 30 save opportunities and they have come away with 23 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 65 times in high leverage situations and also on 41 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.4% of 68 inherited runners. They are ranked 2nd in MLB holding a save rate of 76.7%, and they have sent 173 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 34 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (23rd in the majors). The Brewers have accrued 476 assists, 36 errors and have amassed 1,432 putouts so far this season. In their 4,296 innings played, the Brewers have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (21st in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Lauer has given up 436 hits and he has 428 punch outs in 442 innings. Lauer (26-25 career record) has a 4.07 ERA while conceding 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 200 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.353 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and he has gone up against 1,913 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+105)

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