New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: YES

The Milwaukee Brewers (15-8) will take on the New York Yankees (17-8) at American Family Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Luis Gil and Colin Rea.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in the league. They have tallied 111 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .328. The Yankees have recorded 33 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 26 balls out of the park. They have amassed 102 RBI's and 192 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .236. New York is slugging .375 and have been called out on strikes 196 times, while drawing a walk on 107 occasions.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 2.95 so far this year (2nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 214 hitters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 20 long balls and 87 runs (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 91 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.79 as a team for the year. New York has allowed 182 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 74 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 29 times as well as having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 15 holds this year (14th in the league). The Yankees relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 81.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 31 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves over the course of the season and have blown 3 out of their 16 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 39 base runners for the year and 46.2% of those players crossed home plate. The Yankees have sent 77 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Yankees have converted 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,031 innings, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB. The New York Yankees have a total of 677 putouts on the campaign, as well as 222 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is at .979 which is 26th in MLB, and have 20 double plays.

Gil (2-2 career record) holds a FIP of 3.69 while he has gone up against 232 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 33 hits (5.6 hits per nine innings) with 38 walks. His ERA is 3.40 (20 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.340. Gil has pitched in 53 innings and has racked up 72 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Milwaukee Brewers have an on-base percentage of .339 as well as a team batting average of .262 so far this season. They have been rung up on 209 occasions (14th in MLB) and are sitting with 209 base hits. Milwaukee has a total of 29 long balls this year to go along with 112 runs batted in. The Brewers hold a slugging percentage of .417 and they average 5.22 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have put up 33 two-baggers, while walking 86 times as well as scoring 120 runs.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.230 with a FIP of 4.02 as a team on the season. They are sitting at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 178. The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 87 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.35 (76 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (184 strikeouts against 73 walks). They have relinquished 23 home runs and they concede 3.84 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

With 28 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 15 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Milwaukee has had relief pitchers take the mound in 13 save chances and they have earned 9 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 24 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.7% out of 37 inherited base runners. They are ranked 12th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have sent 76 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (14th in the majors). The Brewers have 198 assists, 13 errors and have 612 putouts on the season. Out of their 1,836 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (6th in baseball).

Rea (16-14 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.55 earned run average and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and he has faced 1,284 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 152 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.284 and a FIP of 4.6. During his career, Rea has surrendered 285 base knocks while he has accumulated 245 K's in 300 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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