San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (27-22) are welcoming the San Francisco Giants (24-25) at American Family Field on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Alex Wood and Freddy Peralta.

San Francisco has a slugging % of .410 and have struck out 479 times, while being walked on 162 occasions. They have recorded 207 RBI's and 398 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is .240. The Giants have accrued 73 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 67 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 210 runs scored while having a team OBP of .316. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 20th in MLB.

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The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.17 on the year (15th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 428 hitters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 60 home runs and 230 total runs (19th in baseball). They have walked 142 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a team over the course of the season. San Francisco has relinquished 430 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 201 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.32.

Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 49 times as well as having 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 25 holds for the year (18th in MLB). The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.9% and stepped onto the hill in 50 save situations. They have compiled 17 saves this year and have not converted 6 of their 23 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 75 runners for the year and 30.7% of those players crossed home plate. The Giants have dispatched 149 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Giants have turned 67.3% of balls in play into outs in their 3,903 innings, which has them sitting at 26th in the majors. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 1,301 putouts this year, in addition to 488 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball, and they have turned 50 double plays.

Wood (71-60 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.55 while he has faced 4,778 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,083 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 321 walks. His earned run average is 3.69 (468 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.230. Wood has taken the ball for 1,141 innings and has racked up 1,087 punch outs during his career.

The Brewers have a slugging percentage of .394 and they are earning 4.18 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have recorded 61 two-baggers, while taking a walk 163 times as well as racking up 205 runs. Milwaukee has accumulated 62 home runs for the year to go along with 196 RBIs. They have struck out on 449 instances (7th in baseball) and have earned a total of 381 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .311 in addition to a batting average of .238 over the course of the season.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have yielded 207 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.05 (194 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 66 homers and they surrender 4.32 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.283 in addition to having a FIP of 4.79 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.90 (378 strikeouts against 161 bases on balls). They sit at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 392.

With 45 save situations, the Brewers have tallied 28 holds and also 5 blown saves. Milwaukee has had relievers step onto the mound in 16 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 42 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% of 70 inherited base runners. They are ranked 9th in MLB with a save rate of 68.8%, and they have sent 153 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 36 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (9th in the majors). The Brewers have 437 assists, 20 errors and have amassed 1,293 putouts so far this year. Out of their 3,879 innings on the diamond, the Brewers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (2nd in professional baseball).

Peralta (35-20 career record) has a 3.85 earned run average while conceding 6.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.06 and he has gone up against 1,947 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 200 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.148 and a FIP of 3.5. Thus far in his career, Peralta has allowed 342 base hits while totaling 593 punch outs in 467 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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