New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-142) Milwaukee (+120)

American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (16-8) will go up against the New York Yankees (17-9) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Yankees at -142 while the Brewers are priced at +120. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Carlos Rodon and Joe Ross.

New York has a slugging percentage of .377 and have been called out on strikes 207 times, while drawing a walk on 110 occasions. They have tallied 103 RBI's and 203 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .239. The Yankees have hit 34 doubles as a team and have knocked 27 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 112 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .329. As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 15th in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. Yankees pitchers have conceded 22 long balls and 90 total runs (4th in baseball). New York has given up 188 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 77 earned runs. The Yankees have compiled a team ERA of 2.95 for the season (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 219 batters. They have walked 92 opposing players and their FIP is 3.84 as a team so far this year.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 30 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 15 holds this year (15th in MLB). The Yankees relievers have compiled a save rate of 81.3% and has come into the game in 31 save situations. They have recorded 13 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 3 of their 16 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 40 runners this year with 45.0% of them crossed home plate. The Yankees have sent 79 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Yankees have converted 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,112 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. The New York Yankees have a tally of 704 putouts for the season, in addition to 232 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them ranked 26th in MLB, and have earned 22 double plays.

Rodon has thrown 938 innings and has totaled 1,033 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.80 (396 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.256. He has conceded 819 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 360 walks. Rodon (60-55 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.75 and he has faced 3,968 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Milwaukee has 31 HRs for the year as well as 119 runs batted in. They have put up 34 doubles, while taking a walk 91 times and racking up 127 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have compiled an OBP of .343 in addition to a team batting average of .264 for the year. The Brewers hold a slugging % of .421 and they are recording 5.29 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 219 occasions (14th in the league) and are sitting with 221 base hits.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.249 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (193 strikeouts against 80 walks). They sit at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 186. They have allowed 24 home runs and they give up 3.89 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have relinquished 92 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.42 (81 earned runs relinquished).

Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.9% of 38 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 31 times in high leverage situations and also on 25 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 30 save situations, the Brewers have 16 holds and 4 blown saves. They rank 11th in baseball with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 81 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 14 save chances and they have converted 10 saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 15 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Brewers have 206 assists, 13 errors and have notched a total of 639 putouts this year. Out of their 1,917 innings played, the Brewers hold a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (7th in professional baseball).

Ross (27-30 career win-loss record) has a 4.25 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.81 and he has faced 1,998 opposing hitters during his career. He has allowed a total of 219 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.340 and having a FIP of 4.2. Thus far in his career, Ross has surrendered 471 base hits and he has 421 punch outs in 463 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-142)

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