Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

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

The Milwaukee Brewers (26-16) are on their way to Petco Park on Wednesday where they will go up against the San Diego Padres (28-14). The moneyline on this game has the Brewers at -105 while the Padres are sitting at -115. The betting total comes in at 7. The starting pitchers are Aaron Ashby and Yu Darvish.

Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .410 and have been rung up 372 times, while drawing a walk on 145 occasions. They have 187 RBI's as well as 330 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .238. The Brewers have earned 64 doubles as a squad and have smacked 55 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 195 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.6 runs per outing, which is 9th in MLB.

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Brewers pitchers have conceded 35 home runs in addition to 164 runs in total (11th in baseball). They have walked 137 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.28 as a squad on the year. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.09 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.42 for the season (9th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 423 batters.

The Brewers bullpen have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. The relievers have inherited 56 base runners for the year with 39.3% of those players ended up scoring. Brewers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 34 times in addition to having 49 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 135 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have 27 holds for the season (12th in baseball). They have tallied 18 saves on the year and have not converted 6 of their 24 chances to get a save.

The Brewers have converted 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,345 innings on the field, ranking them 19th in pro baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated 1,115 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 367 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 23rd in baseball, and have earned 25 double plays.

Ashby has pitched in 60 innings and has earned 73 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.05 (27 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.267. He has allowed 47 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) with 29 walks. Ashby (3-5 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.56 while he has faced 256 hitters in the majors.

The San Diego Padres hold an on-base percentage of .315 as well as a batting average of .233 on the campaign. They have struck out on 354 occasions (12th in the league) and have notched a total of 328 base knocks. San Diego has recorded 32 home runs on the year to go along with 181 RBIs. The Padres have a team SLG% of .362 and they are recording 4.48 runs per game (11th in the league). They have notched 69 two-baggers, while taking a walk 157 times as well as putting up 188 runs.

The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.148 in addition to having a FIP of 3.57 as a unit so far this season. They sit at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 307. The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 158 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.43 (144 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.03 (385 strikeouts against 127 free passes). They have relinquished 40 long balls and they allow 3.76 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB).

San Diego has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 25 save opportunities and they have converted 18 saves. They sit at 10th in the league with a save rate of 72.0%, and they have sent 132 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their relievers have come in 57 times in high leverage situations in addition to 33 occasions with runners on. San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 51.1% of 47 inherited runners. With 60 save situations, the Padres have recorded 31 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 34 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .991 (1st in pro baseball). The Padres have 380 assists, 14 errors and are sitting with 1,134 putouts during this campaign. In 3,402 innings played, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (7th in baseball).

Darvish (83-68 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.57 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.59 and he has faced 5,522 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 532 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.151 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. During his career, Darvish has allowed 1,088 hits while tallying 1,628 strikeouts in 1,339 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-115)

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