San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers Prediction: Will Corbin Burnes and Carlos Rodon Put On a Show?
San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers Prediction: Will Corbin Burnes and Carlos Rodon Put On a Show?
The San Francisco Giants clawed their way back against the Arizona Diamondbacks in yesterday's finale against Arizona. Now they'll look to use that momentum in a new series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers ended up losing their final game against the Twins, 4-1 but didn't end up losing any ground in the NL Central, with the St. Louis Cardinals also losing.
To start off the series, we're going to have two elite pitchers take the mound. Which pitcher can help their team start off the four-game series with a win? Here are our picks, predictions, and odds for Thursday's game between the Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants.
Giants vs. Brewers Start Time, Where to Watch, and Odds
- Date: July 14, 2022
- Game Time: 9:45 pm ET
- Where to Watch: BSWI, NBCSBA
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Giants vs. Brewers Injury Report
Giants
Out:Â C Curt Casali (Oblique), 3B Evan Longoria (Oblique), 2B Tommy La Stella (Illness)
Brewers
Questionable: OF Christian Yelich (Back)
Out:Â OF Tyrone Taylor (Concussion)
Giants vs. Brewers Line Movement
San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers Prediction
Tonight's game between the Giants and Brewers could end in two hours. It'll be Corbin Burnes and Carlos Rodon on the mound. Both of these pitchers have been absolute studs this season and match up well against their opposition.
Let me explain.
Carlos Rodon of the Giants is 8-5 with a 2.70 ERA on the season. In the last 30 days, the left-handed pitcher has had a 3.28 xFIP with 31.8% of strikeouts. He's also walked just 5.4% of batters and has limited power and weighted on-base averages well as of late.
He's taking on a Brewers lineup that will likely be without Christian Yelich. This projected lineup has struck out 23.8% of the time against lefties in the last 30 days. Rodon will get his strikeouts against a Brewers team that should still have eight righties in the lineup.
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On the other hand, Corbin Burnes will take the mound for the Brewers. He's 7-4 with a 2.20 ERA on the season. The righty has an xFIP of 3.37 in the last 30 days with 33.6% of strikeouts.
He's limited linen drives and has a BABIP of .191 in that time frame. Tonight, he'll take on a Giants lineup that has struck out 25.8% of the time against righties in the last 30 days using their projected lineup.
It's going to be rare for either team to put the ball in play in tonight's game. Both lineups will want to be patient, but if they fall behind, neither lineup will be able to.
Take the under in this matchup between two of the best aces in the league right now.
San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers Pick
- Under 6.5 (-120) (Bet $120 to Win $100)
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Jason grew up an avid sports fan. His passion for sports writing grew in high school and he developed a blog that was strictly for New York Sports. From his work, you will quickly realize that he loves looking at games from an analytical and numbers perspective and hopes to provide you with that same perspective in his articles.