Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+102) Cleveland (-122)

The Cleveland Guardians (23-17) host the Milwaukee Brewers (20-21) at Progressive Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Brewers at +102 and the Guardians are at -122. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Quinn Priester and Logan Allen.

As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 14th in baseball. They are sitting with 184 runs while holding a team OBP of .311. The Brewers have accrued 52 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 35 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 165 RBI's in addition to 316 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .233. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .355 and have been called out on strikes 326 times, while drawing a walk on 139 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.04 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Brewers pitchers have relinquished 46 home runs in addition to 181 total runs (21st in MLB). Milwaukee has yielded 318 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 165 earned runs. The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 4.14 so far this year (20th in the league), and their staff has rung up 320 hitters. They have walked 157 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.42 as a team so far this season.

The Brewers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 63.6% and have stepped onto the mound in 38 save situations. The relievers have inherited 62 base runners over the course of the season and 40.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Brewers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 37 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 148 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 26 holds on the year (11th in MLB). They have accumulated 7 saves on the year and have blown 4 of their 11 save opportunities.

The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 1,076 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 314 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them ranked 25th in MLB, and they have turned 31 double plays. The Brewers have converted 71.0% of balls in play into outs in their 3,228 innings, which ranks them 11th in baseball.

Priester has taken the ball for 127 innings and has racked up 89 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 6.01 (85 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.587. He has surrendered 142 base knocks (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 60 free passes. Priester (7-10 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.92 and he has gone up against 586 hitters in the majors.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .382 and they earn 4.10 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have hit 54 doubles, while taking a walk 129 times and putting up 164 runs. Cleveland has accounted for 45 home runs so far this season as well as 153 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 315 instances (22nd in baseball) and have accounted for 304 hits. The Cleveland Guardians have earned an on-base percentage of .306 and a batting average of .234 for the season.

The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 181 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.23 (166 earned runs given up). They have given up 45 HR's and they yield 4.61 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.425 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (334 strikeouts vs 152 bases on balls). They sit at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 351.

Cleveland relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.0% out of their 50 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 41 times in high leverage situations in addition to 35 occasions with runners on. With 53 save situations, the Guardians have earned 35 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are ranked 5th in the league with a save percentage of 72.2%, and they have sent 140 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 18 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 33 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (27th in pro baseball). The Guardians have 302 assists, 28 errors and have notched a total of 1,059 putouts for the season. In their 3,177 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (29th in MLB).

Allen (16-15 career record) has earned a 4.62 ERA while allowing 9.8 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.06 and he has gone up against 1,131 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 132 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.508 and a FIP of 4.5. During his MLB career, Allen has surrendered 280 base hits while he has tallied 223 K's in 257 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+102)

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