San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-108) Milwaukee (-112)

American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (75-55) will attempt to defeat the San Francisco Giants (66-66) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has San Francisco at -108 and Milwaukee is priced at -112. The total is set at O8.0. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kyle Harrison and Freddy Peralta.

The Giants have earned 221 doubles as a unit and have hit 138 baseballs out of the stadium. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .396 and have been called out on strikes 1,151 times, while taking a walk on 421 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 17th in baseball. They have earned 542 RBI's as well as 1,080 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate comes in at .242. They have earned a total of 568 runs scored and have an OBP of .311.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30. Giants pitchers have given up 129 home runs in addition to 580 total runs (17th in MLB). San Francisco has allowed 1,100 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 541 earned runs. The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.17 on the year (20th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,164 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 417 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.85 as a squad so far this season.

The Giants bullpen have a save rate of 60.0% and has entered the game in 130 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 157 base runners over the course of the season and 35.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Giants relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 109 times in addition to having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 458 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 83 holds over the course of the season (6th in baseball). They have tallied 27 saves for the season and have missed out on 18 of 45 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 3,501 putouts thus far, as well as 1,284 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 117 double plays. The Giants have turned 68.1% of balls in play into outs in their 10,503 innings, ranking them 28th in pro baseball.

Harrison (8-6 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.99 while he has faced 642 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 143 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 49 free passes. His earned run average is 4.05 (68 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.270. Harrison has taken the ball for 151 innings and has 143 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Brewers hold a slugging percentage of .404 and they score 4.82 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have tallied 198 two-baggers, while walking 481 times as well as racking up 626 runs. Milwaukee has accumulated 138 home runs so far this season as well as 596 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,143 occasions (12th in the league) and have totaled 1,113 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have tallied a team OBP of .331 and a team batting average of .253 on the campaign.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.246 in addition to having a FIP of 4.31 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,053 strikeouts against 394 bases on balls). They rank 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,043. They have conceded 160 homers and they allow 4.02 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 515 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.70 (474 earned runs allowed).

Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 59 save chances and they have earned 42 saves. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 71.2%, and they have dispatched 415 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 157 times in high leverage situations and on 117 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.5% out of their 172 inherited runners. Sitting with 125 save situations, the Brewers have compiled 66 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

Out of their 10,383 innings played, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (3rd in the majors). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 96 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in baseball). The Brewers have accrued 1,099 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 3,461 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Peralta has given up 545 base knocks while tallying 913 punch outs in 722 innings. Peralta (50-34 career win-loss record) has a 3.84 ERA while allowing 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 308 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.141 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.27 and he has gone up against 3,000 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-108)

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