Baltimore Orioles vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-115) Milwaukee (-105)

The Baltimore Orioles (37-23) are on their way to American Family Field on Thursday where they will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (33-28). The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at -115 while Milwaukee is priced at -105. The total has been set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Bradish and Colin Rea.

The Orioles have compiled 111 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 69 balls out of the stadium. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .416 and have struck out 495 times, while taking a walk on 208 occasions. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 4.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in the league. They have earned 286 RBI's in addition to 503 hits this season, and their batting average sits at .248. They have racked up 295 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .321.

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The Orioles have an earned run average of 4.16 on the campaign (15th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 557 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 69 home runs in addition to 266 runs (14th in baseball). They have walked 199 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.09 as a squad this season. Baltimore has given up 521 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 250 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33.

Orioles bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 83 times and also have had 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 51 holds so far this season (1st in baseball). The Orioles bullpen have recorded a save rate of 55.9% and has entered the game in 87 save situations. They have recorded 19 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 15 of 34 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 118 base runners this season with 34.7% of those players ended up scoring. The Orioles have dispatched 218 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Orioles have converted 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,872 innings, which has them sitting 26th in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have notched a total of 1,624 putouts for the season, in addition to 510 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which is 7th in the majors, and have accumulated 64 double plays.

Bradish has thrown 165 innings and has earned 152 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Bradish (6-9 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.32 and he has gone up against 714 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.67 (86 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.388. He has given up 169 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 61 free passes.

The Milwaukee Brewers have a team OBP of .306 as well as a team batting average of .228 this season. They have been rung up on 566 occasions (5th in MLB) and have accounted for 454 hits. Milwaukee has compiled 70 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 234 RBIs. The Brewers have a SLG% of .375 and they are recording 4.02 runs per game (25th in the league). They have hit 74 two-baggers, while taking a walk 211 times and earning 245 runs.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 265 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.04 (242 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 82 dingers and they surrender 4.42 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.284 and have a FIP of 4.70 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (482 strikeouts vs 193 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 499.

Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.6% out of their 76 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 54 times in high leverage situations and on 50 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 53 save situations, the Brewers have earned 32 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They rank 3rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 190 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 20 save chances and they have converted 15 saves.

In 4,851 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (3rd in professional baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 45 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in professional baseball). The Brewers have racked up 537 assists, 26 errors and have accumulated 1,617 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Rea has surrendered 195 base hits while he has totaled 161 punch outs in 201 innings. He has allowed a total of 110 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.339 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 and he has gone up against 873 batters so far in his career. Rea (11-11 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.91 earned run average while conceding 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-115)

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