Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Guardians
Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH
TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes
Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+105) Cleveland (-125)
The Cleveland Guardians (36-38) will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (38-36) at Progressive Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Milwaukee at +105 and Cleveland is sitting at -125. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Freddy Peralta and Tanner Bibee.
The Brewers have hit 94 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 83 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .374 and have struck out 697 times, while being walked on 247 occasions. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball. They have 287 runs batted in in addition to 547 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .226. They have earned 298 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .303.
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The Brewers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.08 on the season (14th in the league), and the staff has rung up 594 hitters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 95 home runs and 324 runs in total (11th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 248 opposing players and their FIP is 4.63 as a squad over the course of the season. Milwaukee has surrendered 594 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 297 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.
Brewers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 59 times in addition to having 63 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 40 holds for the season (14th in MLB). The Brewers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 69.2% and has come into the game in 67 save situations. They have accumulated 18 saves this season and have missed out on 8 out of their 26 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 86 runners on the season with 27.9% of those players ended up scoring. The Brewers have sent 234 relievers to the hill on the campaign.
The Brewers have turned 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,895 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 3rd in professional baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 1,965 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 648 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 7th in baseball, and they have twisted 55 double plays.
Peralta has taken the mound for 491 innings and has totaled 623 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.94 (215 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.158. He has surrendered 367 base hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 202 free passes. Peralta (35-23 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.60 while he has faced 2,055 hitters during his time in the major leagues.
The Guardians hold a team slugging percentage of .371 and they are recording 3.96 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have put up 134 doubles, while walking 226 times and notching 293 runs. Cleveland has hit 48 home runs on the campaign to go along with 272 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 530 instances (29th in the league) and have totaled 618 base knocks. The Cleveland Guardians have tallied an on-base percentage of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .247 so far this year.
The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.282 with a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (570 strikeouts against 230 walks). They are currently ranked 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 621. They have given up 76 home runs and they relinquish 4.17 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 308 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.84 (283 earned runs conceded).
Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves. They are ranked 14th in baseball with a save rate of 64.1%, and they have sent 240 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 98 times in high leverage situations in addition to 66 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.9% of 86 inherited base runners. Sitting with 82 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 42 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.
In 5,976 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (6th in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 50 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Guardians have recorded 684 assists, 36 errors and have amassed 1,992 putouts this year.
Bibee (3-2 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.05 ERA and has conceded 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and he has gone up against 228 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has conceded 24 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.313 and a FIP of 4.0. During his MLB career, Bibee has given up 53 base knocks while earning 51 punch outs in 53 frames.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-125)
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