Arizona Diamondbacks vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 9/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (88-65) host the Arizona Diamondbacks (85-68) at American Family Field on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jordan Montgomery and Frankie Montas.

As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 5.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in the league. They have 840 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .337. The Diamondbacks have tallied 258 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 198 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 800 runs batted in and 1,377 base knocks this year, while their team batting average sits at .264. Arizona is slugging .441 and have struck out 1,190 times, while being walked on 532 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks hold a team ERA of 4.63 for the year (27th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,215 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 167 home runs in addition to 743 runs in total (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 459 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.11 as a unit for the year. Arizona has conceded 1,385 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 701 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.35.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 143 times in addition to having 162 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 80 holds on the campaign (13th in MLB). The Diamondbacks relievers have earned a save rate of 59.0% and has entered the game in 143 save situations. They have recorded 36 saves on the year and have blown 25 out of their 61 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 204 base runners on the campaign with 39.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 504 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 4,090 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,379 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which ranks 1st in baseball, and have 133 double plays. The Diamondbacks have transformed 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,270 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 26th in the majors.

Montgomery has taken the ball for 867 frames and has earned 782 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.02 (387 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.267. He has given up 849 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 249 free passes. Montgomery (46-41 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.96 and he has gone up against 3,650 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Milwaukee Brewers have recorded an OBP of .327 in addition to a batting average of .248 this season. They have been rung up on 1,365 occasions (10th in baseball) and have earned 1,284 base hits. Milwaukee has tallied 171 home runs this season and 702 runs batted in. The Brewers hold a team SLG% of .405 and they earn 4.81 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have hit 235 two-baggers, while taking a walk 571 times and scoring 736 runs.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.234 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,290 strikeouts vs 463 free passes). They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,223. They have relinquished 185 home runs and they concede 3.99 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have relinquished 605 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.64 (552 earned runs relinquished).

Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 69 save chances and they have walked away with 50 saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 72.5%, and they have sent 485 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 192 times in high leverage situations and on 140 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of their 202 inherited runners. Sitting with 147 save situations, the Brewers have accrued 78 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 109 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in professional baseball). The Brewers have racked up 1,269 assists, 81 errors and are sitting with 4,098 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 12,294 innings on the field, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (7th in baseball).

Montas (44-46 career mark) has a 4.02 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.91 and he has gone up against 3,146 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 329 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.304 and having a FIP of 4.0. In his career, Montas has given up 703 base hits while he has accumulated 750 strikeouts in 737 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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