Cleveland Guardians vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Brewers.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+126) Milwaukee (-152)

The Cleveland Guardians (39-33) are hitting the road to American Family Field on Thursday where they will meet the Milwaukee Brewers (43-26). The odds on this game have Cleveland at +126 and Milwaukee is coming in at -152. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Parker Messick and Shane Drohan.

Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .372 and have been rung up 558 times, while drawing a walk on 277 occasions. They have accounted for 276 RBI's as well as 548 base knocks this year, and their batting average is sitting at .232. The Guardians have compiled 119 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 66 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 289 runs scored while having a team OBP of .317. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 26th in MLB.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.75 on the season (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 658 hitters. Guardians pitchers have given up 83 home runs and also 292 total runs (9th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 238 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.95 as a unit on the year. Cleveland has allowed 566 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 266 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.76 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Guardians have sent 234 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 98 base runners on the season and 26.5% of them ended up scoring. The relief pitchers have a total of 63 holds for the year (1st in MLB). Guardians bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 64 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 26 saves so far this season and have missed out on 6 of 32 save chances. The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 81.3% and have entered the game in 96 save situations.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with 1,915 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 569 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which ranks 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays. The Guardians have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,745 innings, which has them sitting 17th in pro baseball.

Messick has pitched in 119 innings and has totaled 120 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Messick (9-4 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 2.67 while he has gone up against 485 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 2.71 (36 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.173. He has allowed 109 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 31 free passes.

Milwaukee has hit 63 home runs so far this season to go along with 349 runs batted in. They have recorded 122 two-baggers, while walking 297 times as well as recording 370 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have recorded an on-base percentage of .340 as well as a batting average of .255 on the season. The Brewers have a team SLG% of .394 and they score 5.36 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 557 occasions (26th in MLB) and have accounted for 600 base hits.

The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.210 with a FIP of 3.50 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.80 (675 strikeouts vs 230 walks). They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 518. They have given up 64 homers and they concede 3.76 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have given up 258 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.45 (237 earned runs relinquished).

They are ranked 13th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 208 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Their relievers have come in 61 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with runners on. With 61 save situations, the Brewers have earned 30 holds and also 10 blown saves. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have walked away with 20 saves. Milwaukee relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.2% out of 83 inherited runners.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 55 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in baseball). The Brewers have accrued 529 assists, 29 errors and have 1,855 putouts for the season. In 5,565 innings on the field, the Brewers have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (15th in pro baseball).

Drohan (3-2 career record) holds a 3.63 earned run average and has given up 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.00 and he has gone up against 177 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 17 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.185 and a FIP of 3.6. During his MLB career, Drohan has allowed 39 hits while accumulating 44 punch outs in 42 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-152)

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