Detroit Tigers vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+170) Milwaukee (-200)

The Milwaukee Brewers (15-8) will go up against the Detroit Tigers (8-13) at American Family Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at +170 and Milwaukee is at -200. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Michael Lorenzen and Freddy Peralta.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are earning 3.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in the league. They have tallied 64 runs while holding a team OBP of .278. The Tigers have recorded 29 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 16 balls out of the park. They have recorded 63 RBI's as well as 150 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .211. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .325 and have been rung up 204 times, while being walked on 65 occasions.

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The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.71 this season (22nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 167 batters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 31 home runs in addition to 104 total runs (16th in the league). They have walked 63 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.85 as a unit this year. Detroit has yielded 168 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 99 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.65 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22.

The Tigers relievers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 21 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 31 base runners this year with 54.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Tigers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 23 times and also have had 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 68 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have 12 holds on the campaign (15th in baseball). They have accumulated 4 saves on the season and have blown 4 out of their 8 save chances.

The Tigers have turned 72.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,701 innings on the field, which has them ranked 3rd in MLB. The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 567 putouts this season, as well as 189 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which puts them in 8th in baseball, and they have twisted 17 double plays.

Lorenzen has taken the mound for 580 innings and has earned 501 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Lorenzen (31-29 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.29 and he has faced 2,487 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.13 (266 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.359. He has given up 544 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 244 free passes.

The Brewers hold a slugging percentage of .406 and they have an average of 4.78 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have 30 doubles, while getting a free base 87 times and racking up 110 runs. Milwaukee is sitting with 29 long balls on the campaign as well as 106 RBIs. They have struck out on 216 occasions (7th in the league) and have recorded 193 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .328 as well as a team batting average of .251 so far this year.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.218 with a FIP of 4.45 as a staff so far this year. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 174. The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 85 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.50 (80 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.60 (175 strikeouts vs 77 free passes). They have surrendered 25 dingers and they relinquish 3.71 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Sitting with 24 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 13 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 11 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 22 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.2% out of their 24 inherited base runners. They sit at 12th in MLB with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have sent 71 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

In 1,854 innings on the field, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (2nd in the majors). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 21 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (14th in baseball). The Brewers have racked up 220 assists, 10 errors and have earned 618 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Peralta has given up 316 hits while tallying 562 punch outs in 437 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 186 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.136 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 and he has faced 1,822 hitters during his career. Peralta (32-19 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.82 earned run average while giving up 6.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-200)

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