Milwaukee Brewers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+112) Boston (-132)

The Milwaukee Brewers (29-21) are traveling to Fenway Park on Sunday where they will take on the Boston Red Sox (26-25). The odds on this game have Milwaukee at +112 while Boston is priced at -132. The betting total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Robert Gasser and Tanner Houck.

As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league. They have earned 251 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .332. The Brewers have hit 84 doubles as a squad and have smacked 60 balls out of the park. They have earned 239 runs batted in and 438 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is sitting at .255. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .419 and have been called out on strikes 446 times, while drawing a walk on 183 occasions.

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The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 3.93 for the year (12th in the league), and they have struck out 399 hitters. Brewers pitchers have allowed 59 home runs and also 208 runs (10th in baseball). They have walked 163 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.32 as a team on the season. Milwaukee has surrendered 416 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 193 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.45 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.31.

The Brewers have dispatched 163 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 67 base runners this season and 26.9% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 17 saves so far this year and have blown 6 of 23 save opportunities. The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 51 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 28 holds so far this year (13th in baseball). Brewers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 45 times and also have had 56 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for 1,327 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 438 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them ranked 9th in the majors, and have earned 35 double plays. The Brewers have transformed 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of 3,981 innings, which ranks them 14th in MLB.

Robert Gasser has taken the hill for 17 frames and has racked up 6 K's in his MLB career. Robert Gasser (2-0 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.14 and he has gone up against 71 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 2.65 (5 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.118. He has given up 18 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 1 walks.

The Red Sox have a team slugging percentage of .408 and they score 4.45 runs per outing (13th in the league). They have recorded 93 two-baggers, while getting a free base 157 times and putting up 227 runs. Boston has 56 long balls on the campaign as well as 219 runs batted in. They have struck out on 496 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have totaled 426 hits. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for an on-base percentage of .313 in addition to a batting average of .244 so far this season.

The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 193 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.07 (156 earned runs given up). They have conceded 44 HR's and they concede 3.80 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.146 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.49 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (437 strikeouts against 134 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 390.

With 43 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 22 holds and also 9 blown saves. Boston has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 20 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 60 times in high leverage situations and on 39 occasions with base runners. Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.7% out of their 49 inherited runners. They sit at 24th in MLB with a save rate of 55.0%, and they have sent 160 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

In 4,116 innings on the field, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (11th in pro baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 36 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 456 assists, 38 errors and have accumulated 1,372 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Houck has surrendered 266 hits while totaling 325 K's in 317 innings. Houck (19-24 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.46 earned run average and has conceded 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 122 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.170 and a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.10 and he has faced 1,315 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-132)

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