Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/14/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+220) Cleveland (-275)

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (24-17) will try to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers (20-22) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Brewers at +220 and the Guardians are coming in at -275. The total comes in at 8. The men taking the mound are Eduardo Rodriguez and Gavin Williams.

Milwaukee has a slugging % of .353 and have struck out 334 times, while being walked on 144 occasions. They have compiled 165 runs batted in and 323 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .233. The Brewers have hit 54 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 35 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 184 runs while holding a team OBP of .311. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.4 runs/g, which puts them at 15th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 46 long balls and also 186 total runs (20th in MLB). Milwaukee has given up 324 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and 170 earned runs. The Brewers have an ERA of 4.17 this year (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 330 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 163 batters and their FIP sits at 4.38 as a squad on the campaign.

The Brewers have dispatched 150 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 63 runners on the campaign and 39.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 7 saves for the year and have blown 4 of their 11 save opportunities. The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 63.6% and have stepped onto the mound in 38 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 26 holds on the campaign (13th in baseball). Brewers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 38 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have amassed 1,100 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 321 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them sitting 25th in the majors, and have accumulated 31 double plays. The Brewers have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,300 innings, which has them ranked 11th in baseball.

Rodriguez has taken the hill for 1,190 frames and has tallied 1,202 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.17 (552 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.315. He has allowed 1,155 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 410 walks. Rodriguez (86-60 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.11 and he has gone up against 5,076 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Guardians hold a slugging % of .379 and they have an average of 4.12 runs per outing (19th in the league). They have notched 55 doubles, while taking a walk 135 times and earning 169 runs. Cleveland has 45 HRs on the campaign and 158 runs batted in. They have struck out on 325 occasions (22nd in the league) and have earned a total of 310 hits. The Cleveland Guardians have earned an on-base percentage of .307 and a batting average of .233 on the season.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.423 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.22 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (342 strikeouts vs 157 walks). They come in at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 358. They have conceded 45 homers and they concede 4.50 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 181 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.13 (166 earned runs allowed).

Cleveland has called on relievers to enter the contest in 18 save opportunities and they have converted 13 saves. They are ranked 5th in the league with a save percentage of 72.2%, and they have sent 144 relievers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 41 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with base runners. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.0% out of 50 inherited runners. With 54 save situations, the Guardians have earned 36 holds and 5 blown saves.

In 3,258 innings on the field, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (29th in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 34 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (26th in professional baseball). The Guardians have recorded 308 assists, 28 errors and have amassed 1,086 putouts on the season.

Thus far in his career, Williams has surrendered 179 base hits while he has totaled 205 punch outs in 195 innings pitched. He has allowed 89 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.390 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.23 and he has gone up against 844 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Williams (9-17 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.11 earned run average and has surrendered 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+220)

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