Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, May 5, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-110) San Francisco (-110)

The San Francisco Giants (13-17) are hosting the Milwaukee Brewers (18-12) at Oracle Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Brewers at -110 while the Giants are opening at -110. The total is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Corbin Burnes and Sean Manaea.

As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in baseball. They have earned 131 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Brewers have accounted for 43 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 33 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 127 RBI's as well as 235 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .239. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .385 and have been called out on strikes 276 times, while drawing a walk on 110 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. Brewers pitchers have conceded 34 home runs and also 110 runs in total (3rd in the league). Milwaukee has conceded 237 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 101 earned runs. The Brewers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.40 so far this year (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 234 hitters. They have walked 92 opposing players and their FIP is 4.43 as a team on the season.

The Brewers have dispatched 94 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 32 runners over the course of the season and 21.9% of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 9 saves this season and have not converted 4 of their 13 save opportunities. The Brewers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 69.2% and has entered the game in 30 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 17 holds this season (13th in the league). Brewers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 23 times in addition to having 28 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned 801 putouts this season, as well as 281 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them sitting 9th in the majors, and have a total of 27 double plays. The Brewers have converted 71.5% of balls in play into outs out of 2,403 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in professional baseball.

Burnes has taken the mound for 549 innings and has accounted for 697 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.26 (199 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.054. He has surrendered 428 base hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) with 151 walks. Burnes (38-20 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 2.93 while he has gone up against 2,218 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .427 and they have an average of 4.50 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have put up 40 doubles, while walking 104 times and putting up 135 runs. San Francisco has knocked in 49 long balls this season as well as 132 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 317 instances (1st in baseball) and have earned a total of 248 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .322 in addition to a batting average of .241 on the season.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 153 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.60 (136 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 42 long balls and they allow 5.17 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.326 in addition to having a FIP of 4.43 as a staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (268 strikeouts against 80 walks). They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 273.

With 25 save situations, the Giants have amassed 12 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 12 save opportunities and they have come away with 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 32 times in high leverage situations in addition to 34 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.3% out of their 51 inherited runners. They are ranked 22nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have sent 93 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 28 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in MLB). The Giants have racked up 291 assists, 23 errors and have earned a total of 800 putouts during this campaign. In 2,400 innings on the diamond, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (26th in MLB).

Manaea (58-51 record in his career) holds a 4.13 earned run average and has given up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.39 and he has faced 3,782 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 415 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.229 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Manaea has conceded 869 base hits while accumulating 818 punch outs in 903 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-110)

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