Colorado Rockies vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (60-53) will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (44-67) at American Family Field on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Freeland and Wade Miley.

Colorado has a slugging rate of .404 and have been called out on strikes 1,019 times, while drawing a walk on 304 occasions. They have earned 457 runs batted in as well as 946 hits on the year, while their batting average is at .253. The Rockies have accrued 212 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 108 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 478 runs scored while having a team OBP of .314. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.93 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.52. Rockies pitchers have conceded 157 home runs and 637 runs in total (29th in MLB). Colorado has conceded 1,060 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 590 earned runs. The Rockies hold a team earned run average of 5.52 so far this year (29th in the league), and their staff has struck out 777 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 402 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.17 as a team this season.

Rockies pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 104 times in addition to having 90 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 37 holds on the campaign (29th in the league). The Rockies relievers have recorded a save rate of 57.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 79 save situations. They have recorded 23 saves this year and have blown 17 of their 40 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 171 base runners so far this year and 33.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Rockies have dispatched 366 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Rockies have converted 67.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,655 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 29th in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 2,885 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,048 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them ranked 20th in baseball, and they have twisted 115 double plays.

Freeland (53-63 career record) holds a FIP of 4.56 while he has faced 4,084 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,011 base knocks (9.7 hits per nine innings) with 321 free passes. His earned run average is 4.34 (454 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.415. Freeland has thrown 941 frames and has 713 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Brewers have a SLG% of .377 and they average 4.22 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have recorded 164 doubles, while taking a walk 398 times and scoring 473 runs. Milwaukee has accumulated 116 long balls for the season as well as 454 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,003 occasions (10th in the league) and have tallied 863 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have an on-base percentage of .313 and a team batting average of .234 on the year.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (948 strikeouts against 347 walks). They rank 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 883. They have allowed 140 home runs and they allow 4.34 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have yielded 478 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.05 (446 earned runs conceded).

Milwaukee has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 51 save chances and they have walked away with 35 saves. They are ranked 5th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.6%, and they have dispatched 354 relievers to the mound on the year. Their relievers have come in 118 times in high leverage situations in addition to 81 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.6% out of their 115 inherited runners. Sitting with 122 save situations, the Brewers have accrued 70 holds and also 16 blown saves.

In their 8,934 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (2nd in baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in pro baseball). The Brewers have racked up 974 assists, 52 errors and have accounted for 2,978 putouts on the season.

In his pro baseball career, Miley has allowed 1,725 base knocks while he has earned 1,331 K's in 1,689 frames. He has surrendered 766 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.367 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and he has gone up against 7,235 opposing batters thus far in his career. Miley (105-96 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.08 earned run average while conceding 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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