Miami Marlins vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 9/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Miami Marlins (74-71) are hitting the road to American Family Field on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (81-63). The pitchers taking the mound will be Eury Perez and Adrian Houser.

As a team, the Miami Marlins are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They are sitting with 589 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .312. The Marlins have earned 231 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 147 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 560 RBI's as well as 1,265 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is .257. Miami has a slugging % of .402 and have been called out on strikes 1,149 times, while drawing a walk on 368 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 171 home runs in addition to 649 runs in total (17th in the league). Miami has surrendered 1,189 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 603 earned runs. The Marlins have a team ERA of 4.22 on the year (16th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,337 batters. They have walked 467 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.14 as a squad for the year.

The Marlins have sent 479 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 203 runners for the season and 29.6% of those runners crossed home plate. They have tallied 37 saves on the season and have missed out on 27 out of their 64 chances to get a save. The Marlins relievers have earned a save rate of 57.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 148 save situations. The relief pitchers have 83 holds over the course of the season (9th in baseball). Marlins pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 143 times as well as having 183 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have accumulated 3,859 putouts this year, in addition to 1,267 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 24th in the majors, and have accumulated 133 double plays. The Marlins have transformed 68.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,577 innings, which has them ranked 21st in MLB.

Perez (5-4 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.14 while he has gone up against 340 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 64 base knocks (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 28 walks. His earned run average is 2.90 (27 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.100. Perez has taken the mound for 83 innings and has accounted for 99 strikeouts so far in his career.

Milwaukee is sitting with 147 home runs for the season to go along with 615 RBIs. They have put up 213 two-baggers, while getting a free base 523 times as well as scoring 646 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .238 for the year. The Brewers hold a team SLG% of .380 and they score 4.49 runs per outing (18th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,269 occasions (12th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,139 base hits.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 596 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.84 (547 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 182 homers and they surrender 4.19 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.188 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (1,271 strikeouts against 435 free passes). They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,087.

Milwaukee bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.6% of 149 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 156 times in high leverage situations and on 109 occasions with base runners. With 154 save situations, the Brewers have compiled 88 holds and 23 blown saves. They rank 12th in the league with a save rate of 64.6%, and they have dispatched 458 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Milwaukee has had relief pitchers enter the game in 65 save chances and they have come away with 42 saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 100 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in the majors). The Brewers have 1,236 assists, 71 errors and have amassed 3,843 putouts for the season. In their 11,529 innings played, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (1st in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Houser has conceded 505 hits and he has 420 punch outs in 518 innings pitched. Houser (28-33 career record) has earned a 4.08 ERA while surrendering 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 235 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.372 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and he has faced 2,227 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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