Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+140) San Francisco (-165)

The San Francisco Giants (13-17) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (18-13) at Oracle Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Brewers at +140 while the Giants open at -165. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Colin Rea and Alex Cobb.

As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in the league. They have tallied 131 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .318. The Brewers have tallied 43 doubles as a unit and have hit 33 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 127 RBI's in addition to 235 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .239. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .385 and have been rung up 276 times, while taking a walk on 110 occasions.

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The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 3.40 this season (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 234 hitters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 34 long balls in addition to 110 total runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 92 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.43 as a unit this year. Milwaukee has surrendered 237 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 101 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.54 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23.

The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 69.2% and has entered the game in 30 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 32 runners over the course of the season with 21.9% of them crossed the plate. Brewers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 23 times in addition to having 28 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 94 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have notched 17 holds on the campaign (13th in baseball). They have compiled 9 saves for the season and have blown 4 of 13 chances to get a save.

The Brewers have transformed 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,403 innings, which has them sitting 4th in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers have a tally of 801 putouts for the season, in addition to 281 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 9th in MLB, and they have twisted 27 double plays.

Rea has taken the ball for 175 innings and has accumulated 139 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 4.89 (95 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.331. He has allowed 168 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 65 free passes. Rea (8-10 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.58 while he has faced 755 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

San Francisco has tallied 49 home runs for the year as well as 132 runs batted in. They have notched 40 two-baggers, while taking a walk 104 times as well as recording 135 runs. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated an OBP of .322 and a batting average of .241 on the campaign. The Giants have a team SLG% of .427 and they score 4.50 runs per contest (14th in baseball). They have been rung up on 317 occasions (1st in baseball) and are sitting with 248 base knocks.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.326 with a FIP of 4.43 as a team this year. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 273. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 153 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.60 (136 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (268 strikeouts against 80 walks). They have surrendered 42 home runs and they surrender 5.17 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB).

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of their 51 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 32 times in high leverage situations and on 34 occasions with runners on base. With 25 save situations, the Giants have accrued 12 holds and also 5 blown saves. They rank 22nd in the league holding a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 93 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 12 save chances and they have converted 7 saves.

Out of their 2,400 innings on the diamond, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (26th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have turned 28 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in the majors). The Giants have 291 assists, 23 errors and have earned 800 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Cobb has allowed 1,169 hits while he has earned 1,000 K's in 1,193 innings pitched. Cobb (71-69 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.81 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 505 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.270 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.88 and he has gone up against 5,010 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+140)

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