Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-115) San Diego (-105)

The San Diego Padres (27-14) host the Milwaukee Brewers (26-15) at Petco Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Brewers at -115 and the Padres are at -105. The betting total comes in at 6.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Corbin Burnes and Blake Snell.

The Brewers have tallied 63 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 55 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .414 and have been called out on strikes 363 times, while drawing a walk on 140 occasions. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 4.7 runs/g, which ranks them 7th in the league. They have tallied 185 RBI's and 322 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .238. They have earned a total of 193 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315.

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Brewers pitchers have surrendered 35 home runs and also 161 total runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 131 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.26 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.18 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.18. The Brewers have an ERA of 3.46 so far this year (9th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 417 batters.

The Brewers have dispatched 131 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 56 base runners this season with 37.5% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 18 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 of 23 save opportunities. The Brewers relievers have a save rate of 78.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 50 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 27 holds for the year (12th in baseball). Brewers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 33 times in addition to having 45 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have a total of 1,086 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 354 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 23rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 24 double plays. The Brewers have converted 69.4% of balls in play into outs in their 3,258 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 19th in pro baseball.

Burnes (24-13 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 2.77 and he has gone up against 1,481 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 292 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 97 walks. His earned run average is 3.23 (131 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.065. Burnes has pitched in 365 innings and has tallied 489 K's thus far in his career.

The San Diego Padres have compiled an OBP of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .233 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 348 occasions (14th in baseball) and have accounted for 319 base knocks. San Diego has accounted for 32 HRs for the season as well as 178 RBIs. The Padres have a team slugging % of .363 and they are earning 4.51 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have tallied 67 doubles, while taking a walk 151 times and racking up 185 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 156 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.47 (142 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 40 home runs and they yield 3.82 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Padres have a WHIP of 1.144 in addition to having a FIP of 3.58 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.08 (376 strikeouts against 122 free passes). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 299.

San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 25 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves. They are currently ranked 9th in the league holding a save rate of 72.0%, and they have dispatched 127 relievers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 54 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on. San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 51.1% out of their 47 inherited runners. Sitting with 60 save situations, the Padres have 31 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in the majors). The Padres have accrued 365 assists, 14 errors and are sitting with 1,104 putouts over the course of the season. In 3,312 innings on the diamond, the Padres have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (6th in baseball).

In his career, Snell has allowed 560 hits while accumulating 823 K's in 688 innings pitched. He has allowed 263 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.255 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.71 and he has faced 2,859 opposing batters during his career. Snell (49-37 career mark) holds a 3.44 earned run average and has surrendered 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (-105)

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