Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+155) Milwaukee (-180)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (34-34) are hitting the road to American Family Field on Sunday where they will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (35-34). The moneyline on this matchup has Pittsburgh at +155 and Milwaukee is at -180. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Luis Ortiz and Freddy Peralta.

The Pirates have hit 126 doubles as a unit and have knocked 66 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .405 and have struck out 563 times, while drawing a walk on 247 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which is 20th in baseball. They have 284 RBI's in addition to 554 hits for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .247. They are sitting with 298 runs while having a team OBP of .325.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.36 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.40. Pirates pitchers have given up 68 home runs in addition to 314 runs in total (16th in the league). Pittsburgh has allowed 588 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 286 earned runs. The Pirates have a team earned run average of 4.30 this year (17th in the league), and the staff has rung up 583 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 247 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a team on the season.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 57 times and also have had 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 33 holds for the season (23rd in baseball). The Pirates bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 70.4% and stepped onto the hill in 61 save situations. They have earned 19 saves for the season and have blown 8 of their 27 save chances. The relievers have inherited 90 base runners for the year and 30.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Pirates have sent 210 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Pirates have transformed 67.5% of balls in play into outs in their 5,385 innings, which has them ranked 28th in pro baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 1,795 putouts this season, as well as 545 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 28th in baseball, and have a total of 61 double plays.

Ortiz (1-5 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.22 and he has gone up against 220 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 49 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 27 free passes. His earned run average is 4.59 (25 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.551. Ortiz has thrown 49 innings and has earned 37 punch outs during his career.

The Brewers have a team SLG% of .376 and they average 4.04 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have put up 87 doubles, while taking a walk 234 times as well as scoring 279 runs. Milwaukee is sitting with 79 home runs so far this season to go along with 268 RBIs. They have been rung up on 652 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 519 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with a team OBP of .306 as well as a team batting average of .229 on the campaign.

The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.280 and have a FIP of 4.66 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (557 strikeouts against 227 free passes). They are sitting at 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 554. They have relinquished 91 long balls and they concede 4.47 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have given up 303 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.12 (279 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 63 save situations, the Brewers have earned 39 holds and 7 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on relievers to enter the contest in 23 save opportunities and they have recorded 16 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 62 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.4% out of their 81 inherited runners. They rank 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 69.6%, and they have sent 217 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

In 5,490 innings played, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (2nd in pro baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 50 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in baseball). The Brewers have accrued 604 assists, 31 errors and have a total of 1,830 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Peralta has conceded 365 hits while totaling 614 strikeouts in 485 frames. He has surrendered a total of 213 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.162 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.09 and he has gone up against 2,032 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Peralta (35-23 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.95 ERA and has given up 6.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-180)

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