Atlanta Braves vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+105) Milwaukee (-125)

The Milwaukee Brewers (23-13) will compete against the Atlanta Braves (16-20) at American Family Field on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Atlanta at +105 while Milwaukee is coming in at -125. The total comes in at 6.5. The starting pitchers are Max Fried and Corbin Burnes.

Atlanta is slugging .389 and have been called out on strikes 350 times, while drawing a walk on 115 occasions. They have accrued 137 runs batted in as well as 264 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .224. The Braves have accrued 61 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 44 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 146 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .298. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 17th in the league.

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The Braves have an ERA of 4.08 on the campaign (23rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 330 hitters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Braves pitchers have relinquished 27 home runs and 161 total runs (25th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 127 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.46 as a team this year.

Braves relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 36 times as well as having 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 15 holds this season (25th in baseball). The Braves relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 30 save situations. They have compiled 10 saves for the year and have not converted 5 of their 15 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 58 base runners for the year with 41.4% of those players ended up scoring. The Braves have sent 115 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Atlanta Braves have amassed 954 putouts on the campaign, as well as 300 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 13th in MLB, and have accumulated 23 double plays. The Braves have turned 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,862 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 22nd in baseball.

Fried has thrown 490 innings and has accounted for 488 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.32 (181 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.208. He has conceded 449 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 143 free passes. Fried (44-20 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.48 while he has faced 2,028 batters during his time in the majors.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned an OBP of .310 and a batting average of .234 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 329 occasions (5th in the league) and have totaled 278 base hits. Milwaukee has accumulated 49 home runs for the year as well as 164 RBIs. The Brewers hold a team slugging % of .414 and they tally 4.78 runs per outing (6th in MLB). They have put up 58 doubles, while walking 118 times as well as scoring 172 runs.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 143 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.54 (124 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 31 home runs and they surrender 4.09 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.184 and have a FIP of 3.27 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.08 (376 strikeouts vs 122 free passes). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 251.

Sitting with 48 save situations, the Brewers have earned 26 holds and also 5 blown saves. Milwaukee has had relievers enter the game in 22 save chances and they have tallied 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 43 times in high leverage situations and also on 29 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.5% of 52 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball with a save rate of 77.3%, and they have dispatched 114 relief pitchers onto the field on the year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 18 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Brewers have accrued 297 assists, 22 errors and are sitting with 945 putouts during this campaign. In 2,835 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (19th in MLB).

So far in his career, Burnes has surrendered 285 hits while tallying 484 punch outs in 359 frames. He has given up a total of 127 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.063 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.99 and he has faced 1,454 batters so far in his MLB career. Burnes (24-13 career record) is the owner of a 3.18 ERA while allowing 7.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (+105)

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