Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, June 21, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Petco Park is where the San Diego Padres (38-40) will attempt to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers (44-30) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Colin Rea and Dylan Cease.

Milwaukee is slugging .399 and have struck out 650 times, while being walked on 267 occasions. They have amassed 337 RBI's in addition to 633 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .252. The Brewers have accumulated 115 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 77 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 355 runs and have an OBP of .328. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in baseball.

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The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.67 on the season (9th in the league), and they have rung up 589 batters. Brewers pitchers have allowed 79 long balls in addition to 289 runs in total (8th in baseball). They have walked 228 opposing players and their FIP is 4.11 as a team on the campaign. Milwaukee has conceded 584 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 267 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.58 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.24.

The Brewers have sent 240 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 107 base runners for the season and 29.0% of those players earned a run for their team. They have earned 27 saves this year and have not converted 8 out of their 35 save chances. The Brewers bullpen have a save rate of 77.1% and has entered the game in 76 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 41 holds this season (13th in baseball). Brewers pitchers have entered the game with players on base 73 times as well as having 86 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have amassed 1,966 putouts so far this season, as well as 635 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 9th in the majors, and have earned 52 double plays. The Brewers have transformed 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,898 innings, which has them ranked 5th in baseball.

Rea (20-16 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.37 and he has faced 1,514 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 333 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 119 walks. His ERA is 4.43 (175 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.273. Rea has taken the hill for 355 innings and has 285 punch outs in his career.

The San Diego Padres hold an on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a batting average of .258 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 537 instances (26th in the league) and have a total of 679 base knocks. San Diego has a total of 79 home runs for the season as well as 330 runs batted in. The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .398 and they score 4.40 runs per contest (13th in MLB). They have notched 114 doubles, while getting a free base 234 times as well as earning 343 runs.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.261 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a pitching staff so far this season. They rank 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 637. The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 332 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.05 (309 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (679 strikeouts vs 228 walks). They have given up 89 homers and they concede 4.35 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.2% out of their 116 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 63 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with runners on. With 68 save situations, the Padres have 38 holds and also 10 blown saves. They rank 13th in MLB holding a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 248 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. San Diego has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 29 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves.

In 6,180 innings played, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (18th in MLB). The San Diego Padres have gotten 56 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in MLB). The Padres have accrued 612 assists, 37 errors and have amassed 2,060 putouts for the year.

Cease (49-41 career mark) has earned a 3.85 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.81 and he has gone up against 3,174 batters during his career. He has allowed a total of 318 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.279 and having a FIP of 3.8. So far in his pro baseball career, Cease has conceded 632 hits and he has 898 K's in 744 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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