Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Milwaukee Brewers (42-29) are hitting the road to Angel Stadium on Tuesday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Angels (28-43). The starting pitchers will be Tobias Myers and Griffin Canning.

As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which is 7th in MLB. They have accumulated 344 runs and have an on-base percentage of .330. The Brewers have accrued 111 doubles as a team and have smacked 74 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 328 runs batted in as well as 614 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .254. Milwaukee is slugging .401 and have been rung up 630 times, while drawing a walk on 255 occasions.

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The Brewers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.72 on the year (9th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 563 batters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 78 home runs and 281 total runs (8th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 219 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a team for the year. Milwaukee has given up 564 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 260 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Brewers have dispatched 231 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 101 runners over the course of the season and 29.7% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 25 saves so far this season and have missed out on 8 out of their 33 save opportunities. The Brewers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 75.8% and has come into the game in 73 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 40 holds for the year (13th in the league). Brewers pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 69 times as well as having 83 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated 1,888 putouts for the season, in addition to 613 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 50 double plays. The Brewers have converted 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,664 innings, ranking them 6th in professional baseball.

Myers has pitched in 40 frames and has accounted for 36 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.81 (17 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.169. He has allowed 33 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 14 free passes. Myers (3-2 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.75 while he has faced 164 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Los Angeles Angels hold an OBP of .305 in addition to a batting average of .240 so far this season. They have been rung up on 593 occasions (15th in baseball) and have notched a total of 572 hits. Los Angeles has compiled 80 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 275 runs batted in. The Angels hold a slugging % of .393 and they are recording 4.14 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have notched 110 doubles, while taking a walk 207 times as well as recording 294 runs.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.370 and have a FIP of 4.61 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.00 (560 strikeouts against 273 bases on balls). They come in at 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 589. They have conceded 85 homers and they relinquish 5.26 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 368 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.85 (339 earned runs surrendered).

With 56 save situations, the Angels have tallied 30 holds and also 9 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 26 save chances and they have recorded 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations in addition to 66 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.7% out of their 106 inherited runners. They sit at 12th in the league with a save rate of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 220 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

In 5,664 innings on the diamond, the Angels have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (11th in baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 61 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in pro baseball). The Angels have accrued 634 assists, 37 errors and have amassed 1,888 putouts on the season.

Canning (21-28 career win-loss record) has a 4.62 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.80 and he has faced 1,762 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 211 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.308 and a FIP of 4.5. Thus far in his career, Canning has conceded 394 base knocks and he has 403 punch outs in 411 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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