Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (7-6) will try to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (8-4) at Petco Park on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Eric Lauer and Michael Wacha.

Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .418 and have been rung up 114 times, while taking a walk on 52 occasions. They have accumulated 58 RBI's and 103 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .264. The Brewers have tallied 13 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 15 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 58 runs and have an on-base percentage of .350. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 12th in the league.

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Brewers pitchers have conceded 10 home runs in addition to 34 total runs (4th in baseball). They have walked 39 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.28 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.18 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.18. The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 2.83 for the season (4th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 85 hitters.

Brewers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 7 times in addition to having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 6 holds so far this season (16th in the league). The Brewers bullpen have earned a save rate of 100.0% and has come into the game in 8 save situations. They have earned 2 saves over the course of the season and have blown 0 of 2 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 runners on the campaign with 10.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Brewers have sent 36 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 315 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 117 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 17th in professional baseball, and have a total of 10 double plays. The Brewers have turned 73.1% of balls in play into outs in their 945 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 3rd in MLB.

Lauer (33-32 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.41 and he has faced 2,409 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 543 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 211 free passes. His earned run average is 4.17 (259 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.348. Lauer has thrown 559 frames and has 534 punch outs during his career.

The San Diego Padres have earned a team on-base percentage of .322 and a team batting average of .229 this season. They have been rung up on 108 occasions (15th in baseball) and have totaled 96 base knocks. San Diego has a total of 17 HRs on the campaign as well as 52 runs batted in. The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they average 4.31 runs per game (21st in MLB). They have recorded 25 doubles, while walking 55 times and racking up 56 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 54 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.18 (53 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 12 dingers and they give up 4.26 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.392 in addition to having a FIP of 4.30 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.17 (115 strikeouts against 53 walks). They rank 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 106.

San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.9% of 18 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 15 times in high leverage situations in addition to 8 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 17 save situations, the Padres have tallied 10 holds and also 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 21st in the league with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 37 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 7 save chances and they have walked away with 4 saves.

In 1,032 innings on the diamond, the Padres have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (15th in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 14 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .991 (6th in professional baseball). The Padres have racked up 121 assists, 4 errors and have earned 344 putouts so far this year.

Wacha (76-50 mark in his career) has earned a 4.04 ERA and has surrendered 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and he has gone up against 4,939 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 523 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.304 and a FIP of 4.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Wacha has allowed 1,146 hits and he has 1,033 strikeouts in 1,165 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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