Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Milwaukee Brewers (82-61) are en route to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will take on the San Francisco Giants (71-73). The starting pitchers will be Aaron Civale and Hayden Birdsong.

Milwaukee has a slugging % of .406 and have been called out on strikes 1,267 times, while being walked on 535 occasions. They have tallied 658 RBI's as well as 1,209 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .250. The Brewers have recorded 219 doubles as a team and have smacked 160 balls out of the park. They have racked up 691 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .328. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in MLB.

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The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 3.59 over the course of the season (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 1,189 hitters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 175 home runs and also 557 total runs (3rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 432 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.25 as a team this season. Milwaukee has surrendered 1,131 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 509 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22.

Brewers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 129 times and also have had 176 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 68 holds this season (19th in the league). The Brewers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 71.9% and has entered the game in 132 save situations. They have recorded 46 saves for the season and have missed out on 18 of their 64 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 183 base runners for the year and 29.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Brewers have sent 452 relievers to the mound this season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have 3,831 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,199 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which ranks 17th in the majors, and they have turned 101 double plays. The Brewers have turned 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,493 innings, which ranks them 3rd in pro baseball.

Civale has taken the mound for 615 innings and is sitting with 562 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.08 (279 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.206. He has surrendered 578 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 164 free passes. Civale (36-34 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.02 while he has gone up against 2,554 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The San Francisco Giants have accumulated an OBP of .308 and a batting average of .239 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,279 occasions (10th in MLB) and have earned 1,161 hits. San Francisco has hit 153 home runs on the campaign as well as 587 RBIs. The Giants hold a slugging % of .394 and they average 4.27 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have put up 237 doubles, while walking 450 times and putting up 615 runs.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 637 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.20 (594 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 144 home runs and they concede 4.51 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.302 and have a FIP of 3.90 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (1,274 strikeouts against 464 bases on balls). They rank 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,192.

San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have walked away with 31 saves. They are currently ranked 16th in the league with a save rate of 63.3%, and they have sent 498 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 137 times in high leverage situations and on 120 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.2% out of 177 inherited base runners. With 139 save situations, the Giants have tallied 88 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 129 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in professional baseball). The Giants have 1,399 assists, 82 errors and have 3,816 putouts so far this season. In their 11,448 innings played, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (26th in MLB).

Birdsong (3-5 career win-loss mark) has a 5.19 earned run average and has surrendered 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 and he has gone up against 233 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 30 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.500 and a FIP of 5.1. During his MLB career, Birdsong has surrendered 43 hits while tallying 64 punch outs in 52 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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