Texas Rangers vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/28/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, August 28, 2026

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Brewers.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+106) Milwaukee (-128)

The Milwaukee Brewers (82-51) welcome the Texas Rangers (66-68) at American Family Field on Friday. The odds on this game have Texas at +106 while Milwaukee is priced at -128. The over/under is 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Cody Bradford and Logan Henderson.

The Rangers have hit 196 doubles as a team and have knocked 149 balls out of the park. Texas has a slugging rate of .396 and have struck out 1,139 times, while taking a walk on 439 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in the league. They have amassed 523 runs batted in in addition to 1,080 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .243. They have accumulated 543 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .317.

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The Rangers have a team earned run average of 4.27 on the season (21st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,131 batters. Rangers pitchers have allowed 160 long balls and 590 runs (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 403 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.09 as a team so far this year. Texas has allowed 1,126 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 557 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30.

The Rangers have sent 435 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 179 runners this season and 31.8% of those players crossing home plate. The relievers have 66 holds for the season (21st in MLB). Rangers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 120 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. They have recorded 37 saves over the course of the season and have blown 16 of their 53 save chances. The Rangers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 69.8% and have entered the game in 121 save situations.

The Rangers have turned 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,560 innings on the diamond, ranking them 21st in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have 3,520 putouts this year, in addition to 1,029 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which ranks 7th in MLB, and they have turned 84 double plays.

Bradford has taken the hill for 152 frames and has totaled 134 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.14 (70 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.142. He has surrendered 145 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 29 walks. Bradford (10-8 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.07 and he has faced 629 hitters in the major leagues.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .337 in addition to a team batting average of .254 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,110 instances (16th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,145 base hits. Milwaukee has accumulated 121 HRs on the campaign as well as 621 runs batted in. The Brewers hold a team slugging % of .396 and they have an average of 4.96 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have recorded 233 doubles, while taking a walk 551 times and racking up 660 runs.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 493 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.39 (448 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 132 home runs and they yield 3.73 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.170 in addition to having a FIP of 3.56 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.70 (1,284 strikeouts against 420 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 971.

Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.7% out of 145 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 130 times in high leverage situations and on 103 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 129 save situations, the Brewers have earned 67 holds and also 18 blown saves. They sit at 7th in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.5%, and they have sent 405 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

In their 10,707 innings on the field, the Brewers have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (8th in professional baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 101 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in the majors). The Brewers have recorded 1,042 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 3,569 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Henderson has surrendered 65 base hits while he has tallied 112 strikeouts in 94 frames. Henderson (11-2 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.39 ERA while giving up 6.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 25 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.924 and having a FIP of 2.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.09 and he has faced 363 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-128)

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