New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/8/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, May 8, 2026

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Brewers.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-160) Milwaukee (+132)

The Milwaukee Brewers (19-16) will try to beat the New York Yankees (25-12) at American Family Field on Friday. The line on this matchup has the Yankees at -160 and the Brewers are coming in at +132. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Max Fried and Jacob Misiorowski.

The Yankees have earned 64 two-baggers as a team and have hit 61 balls out of the stadium. New York has a slugging % of .453 and have been rung up 318 times, while taking a walk on 166 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are earning 5.4 runs per game, which is 3rd in baseball. They have accrued 189 RBI's in addition to 291 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .240. They have earned a total of 200 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .334.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.03 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.15. Yankees pitchers have conceded 30 home runs and 126 total runs (2nd in MLB). New York has given up 271 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and 112 earned runs. The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.07 this year (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 327 hitters. They have walked 108 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.46 as a team for the season.

The Yankees bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and have entered the game in 38 save situations. They have compiled 10 saves for the season and have blown 5 out of their 15 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 64 base runners so far this year and 26.6% of them crossing the plate. Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 39 times in addition to having 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 116 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen have a total of 22 holds on the campaign (13th in the league).

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 986 putouts for the season, in addition to 349 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 17th in baseball, and have accumulated 28 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,958 innings on the field, ranking them 8th in professional baseball.

Fried has taken the hill for 1,131 innings and has earned 1,095 punch outs in his MLB career. Fried (96-42 career record) has a FIP of 2.96 while he has faced 4,616 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.01 (378 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.141. He has allowed 979 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 312 walks.

The Brewers have a slugging percentage of .359 and they have an average of 5.17 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have recorded 57 two-baggers, while taking a walk 162 times and putting up 181 runs. Milwaukee has 24 long balls this year as well as 173 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 275 instances (28th in MLB) and are sitting with 286 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .337 and a team batting average of .243 this season.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.261 in addition to having a FIP of 3.54 as a team on the campaign. They rank 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 265. The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 135 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.60 (124 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (327 strikeouts against 126 walks). They have given up 28 home runs and they relinquish 3.92 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

Milwaukee relievers hold an inherited score rate of 37.3% out of their 51 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 35 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with runners on. With 36 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 20 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They sit at 10th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 118 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 29 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in the majors). The Brewers have 288 assists, 17 errors and have earned 931 putouts for the year. Out of their 2,793 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (19th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Misiorowski has allowed 74 hits while he has tallied 146 K's in 104 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 44 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.154 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.17 and he has gone up against 428 hitters so far in his career. Misiorowski (7-5 career record) has earned a 3.81 ERA while conceding 6.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+132)

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