Milwaukee Brewers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

The Milwaukee Brewers (28-25) are en route to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will play the Toronto Blue Jays (28-26). The moneyline on this game has Milwaukee at +140 and Toronto opens at -165. The total has been set at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Adrian Houser and Yusei Kikuchi.

Milwaukee has a slugging % of .383 and have been rung up 492 times, while being walked on 175 occasions. They have tallied 204 runs batted in in addition to 401 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .232. The Brewers have accounted for 66 doubles as a unit and have knocked 63 balls out of the park. They have a total of 214 runs scored while having a team OBP of .307. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.0 runs per outing, which has them at 24th in MLB.

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The Brewers have an earned run average of 4.14 for the season (14th in the league), and they have rung up 425 hitters. Brewers pitchers have given up 73 home runs in addition to 235 runs in total (12th in MLB). They have walked 168 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.74 as a squad on the campaign. Milwaukee has given up 435 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 215 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29.

Brewers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 45 times in addition to having 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 30 holds so far this year (11th in MLB). The Brewers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 70.6% and has come into the game in 48 save situations. They have recorded 12 saves on the year and have missed out on 5 out of their 17 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 72 runners for the year with 27.8% of those players crossed home plate. The Brewers have dispatched 164 relievers to the hill this year.

The Brewers have converted 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,203 innings, which has them sitting 3rd in the majors. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 1,401 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 460 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 10th in MLB, and have earned 36 double plays.

Houser (24-29 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.19 and he has gone up against 1,912 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 420 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 182 walks. His earned run average is 3.90 (194 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.344. Houser has taken the ball for 448 innings and has tallied 357 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled an OBP of .332 as well as a batting average of .264 so far this season. They have struck out on 431 instances (23rd in the league) and have tallied 499 hits. Toronto is sitting with 62 home runs so far this year as well as 241 runs batted in. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .421 and they have an average of 4.76 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have put up 98 two-baggers, while taking a walk 177 times as well as earning 257 runs.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.297 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.44 as a pitching staff this season. They come in at 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 435. The Toronto pitching staff have relinquished 237 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.99 (212 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.50 (503 strikeouts vs 185 bases on balls). They have given up 72 long balls and they allow 4.46 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball).

Sitting with 49 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 30 holds and 5 blown saves. Toronto has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 19 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations and on 61 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.7% out of their 88 inherited base runners. They rank 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have sent 178 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

In their 4,308 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (12th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 40 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 433 assists, 28 errors and have a total of 1,436 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his career, Kikuchi has allowed 531 base knocks while he has earned 498 K's in 517 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 286 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.420 and having a FIP of 5.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 and he has faced 2,255 hitters so far in his MLB career. Kikuchi (26-33 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.97 earned run average while surrendering 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+140)

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