Cleveland Guardians vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Milwaukee Brewers (69-52) will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (72-49) at American Family Field on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Ben Lively and Colin Rea.

Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .400 and have been called out on strikes 879 times, while drawing a walk on 349 occasions. They have tallied 527 RBI's in addition to 961 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is .241. The Guardians have compiled 190 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 139 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 559 runs and have an OBP of .310. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.81 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Guardians pitchers have conceded 143 home runs and also 476 total runs (2nd in baseball). Cleveland has conceded 935 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 447 earned runs. The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.75 for the year (6th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,053 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 375 batters and their FIP sits at 4.11 as a unit this season.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 130 times as well as having 159 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 99 holds over the course of the season (1st in MLB). The Guardians relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 73.7% and has entered the game in 158 save situations. They have accumulated 42 saves for the year and have blown 15 out of their 57 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 180 base runners on the season with 27.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Guardians have sent 447 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 3,219 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,055 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball, and they have turned 104 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,657 innings on the field, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball.

Lively has thrown 323 frames and has earned 252 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.57 (164 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.338. He has allowed 330 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 102 free passes. Lively (18-24 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.50 while he has faced 1,374 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Milwaukee has knocked in 131 home runs on the season as well as 558 runs batted in. They have notched 186 doubles, while taking a walk 446 times as well as scoring 585 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have an on-base percentage of .332 and a team batting average of .255 so far this season. The Brewers have a slugging percentage of .405 and they average 4.83 runs per game (8th in the league). They have struck out on 1,064 occasions (10th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,046 hits.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have given up 484 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.72 (444 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 151 dingers and they yield 4.06 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.253 with a FIP of 4.33 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (986 strikeouts against 367 walks). They are sitting at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 979.

Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of their 164 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 142 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with runners on. With 110 save situations, the Brewers have earned 57 holds and also 15 blown saves. They sit at 3rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 71.7%, and they have sent 387 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Milwaukee has called on relievers to enter the game in 53 save chances and they have earned 38 saves.

Out of their 9,669 innings on the field, the Brewers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (4th in the majors). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 94 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in baseball). The Brewers have racked up 1,041 assists, 63 errors and have accounted for 3,223 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Rea has allowed 381 hits while he has earned 334 K's in 407 frames. Rea (24-18 career mark) has a 4.42 ERA while conceding 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 200 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.258 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and he has faced 1,727 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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