Padres at Brewers
O/U 6.5 · RL Brewers -1.5 · American Family Field
The pick & result
- Published pick
- Brewers ML -210
- Published odds
- -210
- Result
- Won
- Final score
- 2-3
Odds are the American price printed with this pick, not a current offer. Wins, losses and pushes remain on the public record; a missing grade is not a win.
The line
DRAFTKINGS · 15 moves| Market | Opened Oct 2 5:00 AM | Close Oct 3 8:15 PM | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPREAD | Brewers -1.5 (+102) | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | Price |
| TOTAL | 7 (-101) | 7 (-103) | Price |
| MONEYLINE | Brewers -225 | Brewers -209 | +16 |
Every move, in order ›
| When | Spread | Total | Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPENOct 2 5:00 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+102) | 7 (-101) | Brewers -225 · Padres +183 |
| Oct 2 9:00 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+102) | 7 (-102) | Brewers -225 · Padres +183 |
| Oct 3 5:00 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+110) | 7 (-112) | Brewers -203 · Padres +166 |
| Oct 3 10:17 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+110) | 7 (-106) | Brewers -198 · Padres +162 |
| Oct 3 10:45 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+110) | 7 (-106) | Brewers -198 · Padres +163 |
| Oct 3 12:00 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | 7 (-107) | Brewers -219 · Padres +178 |
| Oct 3 12:00 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | 7 (-107) | Brewers -219 · Padres +178 |
| Oct 3 3:00 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | 7 (-105) | Brewers -209 · Padres +171 |
| Oct 3 4:43 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | 7 (-103) | Brewers -218 · Padres +177 |
| Oct 3 5:20 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | 7 (-103) | Brewers -209 · Padres +171 |
| Oct 3 5:45 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | 7 (-102) | Brewers -209 · Padres +171 |
| Oct 3 5:48 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | 7 (-102) | Brewers -209 · Padres +171 |
| Oct 3 7:00 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | 7 (-103) | Brewers -209 · Padres +171 |
| Oct 3 7:30 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+102) | 7 (-103) | Brewers -218 · Padres +178 |
| Oct 3 8:00 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+102) | 7 (-102) | Brewers -218 · Padres +178 |
| CLOSEOct 3 8:15 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | 7 (-103) | Brewers -209 · Padres +171 |
The read
The best record in baseball opens October under the closed roof at American Family Field. Milwaukee hands the ball to the most dominant arm in the sport against a Padres club that just steamrolled the Cubs. It's Jacob Misiorowski against Robbie Ray in Game 1, and the gap on the mound is as wide as it gets in a postseason opener. Two things carry this pick. The first is Misiorowski against this particular lineup. Four San Diego starters hit left-handed, and lefties have managed a .378 OPS against Misiorowski this season. That leaves the Padres leaning on Tatis, Machado and France, and even right-handers sit at a .582 OPS. A San Diego lineup that has struck out 20.7% of the time over the last 30 days runs into a 37.9% strikeout rate, from a pitcher who has allowed 1 ER in 19.2 innings across the last four starts.
The second is Ray's actual San Diego form against a lineup built to punish it. In nine starts with the Padres, Ray has a 5.02 ERA and 27 walks in 43 innings. Milwaukee walked at a 10.3% clip over the last 30 days. Chourio carries a .979 OPS against lefties. The Brewers went 10-1 against left-handed starters in that stretch with an .856 OPS. Ray's 3.59 season ERA sits on a 4.82 xERA, so anyone backing San Diego off that season line is overpaying for a fragile number. The venue adds to it: Milwaukee went 55-26 at home, and San Diego went 40-41 on the road.
The strongest case against this pick is that Ray won't be out there long, and Stammen's bullpen is the best unit in this series. Mason Miller has a 1.65 ERA, and Morejon, Rodriguez and Matsui are all on two full days of rest. If San Diego gets through five innings within a run, the late innings tilt their way. Megill's 5.40 ERA over the last 30 days is a soft spot on the Brewers' side. I take Milwaukee anyway because the early innings are where this game gets decided. Ray's walks put runners on before that bullpen arrives, while San Diego has to manufacture runs off Misiorowski with nearly half its lineup neutralized. At -210 the price is steep but fair for this mismatch. I'm not laying extra on the run line against a bullpen that elite. Brewers moneyline.
The research
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HEAT CHECK
Jake Cronenworth: .968 OPS in Last 15 Days
.968Cronenworth has a .968 OPS over the last 15 days, well above his .629 season mark. That run is 47 at-bats laid over a long stretch of below-average work, so expect it to drift back. His total-bases line tonight in Milwaukee is 0.5, which only asks for one hit, and the recent form makes that a fair bar to weigh.
Xander Bogaerts: 1.123 OPS in Last 15 Days
1.123Bogaerts has a 1.123 OPS over the last 15 days, far above his .676 season mark. It comes in 34 at-bats, where a few extra-base hits swell the number fast, and 13 home runs on the year point to modest power. His 0.5 total-bases line in Milwaukee only needs one hit, so his everyday contact matters more than the hot streak.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Padres are 4-2 vs Brewers this season
4-2San Diego has taken four of six from Milwaukee, and the last meeting was a 4-3 game. A two-game edge over six meetings is thin, and the sheet does not show starters or venues. In Milwaukee tonight, the series record should barely move your number.
STREAK
MIL have won 5 straight
W5Milwaukee has won five straight and outscored opponents by 14 runs in that run, so these wins have come with some margin. They are 7-1 over their last 8, a sign of a team playing well, though eight games is a short window. A visible streak tends to get built into the price. Against San Diego, check whether tonight's starters and lineup match the form before paying extra for the hot team.
SD have won 4 straight
W4San Diego has won four straight by a combined 19 runs, so the wins have been comfortable. They are 8-2 over their last 10, which shows the form goes back further than a short burst. Milwaukee is a tough spot, at home and on a five-game win streak. With both clubs hot, the margins tell you more than streak length when sizing up San Diego at Milwaukee.
TEAM RECORD
Brewers 8-0 in Jacob Misiorowski's last 8 starts
8-0Milwaukee has won every one of Misiorowski's last 8 starts. No margins or innings are on the sheet, so the offense and bullpen share the credit, and 8 games is a small run to build on. A spotless record this short rarely stays spotless. Hosting San Diego, use it as a sign the Brewers play well behind him, then ask whether the number already reflects it.
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Props on this game
2- GARY'S PICKROBBIE RAYPITCHER WALKS OVER 1.5
I'm on Robbie Ray over 1.5 walks at -140. Ray finished the regular season with 82 walks in 30 starts. His nine starts since San Diego acquired him have been the wildest stretch of his year, with 27 walks in 43 innings. Stammen said on Friday that how long Ray stays out there comes down to whether he throws strikes, which tells you the club knows control is the question tonight. Two of his September starts carried four walks apiece. His sinker and slider have been missing fewer bats over his recent starts, and that tends to push hitters deeper into counts.
The Brewers are the wrong lineup for a pitcher in that spot. Brice Turang drew 90 walks this season and Jake Bauers drew 94, and both bat in the top four tonight. William Contreras has walked four times in ten career trips against Ray. That is a small sample, though it fits the profile. As a group, tonight's nine take free passes at an above-average rate, and plate umpire Nick Mahrley has run slightly above league average on walks this season.
The strongest case against this is the hook. In a postseason game with a rested bullpen behind him, Stammen can pull Ray the moment the walks start, and his last start at Dodger Stadium ended in the fourth inning with only one walk on his line. My answer is that the walks are what trigger the hook, so they usually land on his line before he leaves. Even the market's modest outs line of 11.5 leaves room for about two trips through this order, and against hitters this patient, two free passes is a small ask.
- GARY'S PICKJOEY ORTIZH+R+RBI UNDER 1.5
I'm taking Joey Ortiz under 1.5 hits plus runs plus RBIs at -150. Ortiz is starting at third base and batting ninth while playing through knee, abdominal and groin issues. The ninth spot gives him the fewest trips of anyone in the Milwaukee lineup, usually three or four. His platoon split points the same way: a .664 OPS in 150 plate appearances against lefties this year, well below his .768 against righties. Ray is a lefty who has held right-handed hitters to a .218 average this season.
The underlying contact backs the under too. His expected batting average and slugging sit at .243 and .346, against an actual .270 and .402, so his results have run ahead of the quality of his contact over 415 plate appearances. Once Ray leaves, Ortiz faces a San Diego bullpen that has been resting since Wednesday's clincher and owns the better relief numbers in this series. The RBI path is thin from the ninth hole as well. Luis Lara and Garrett Mitchell bat right ahead of him, and both have scuffled over the last two weeks.
The strongest case against this is Ortiz's September. He posted an .886 OPS that month with several multi-hit games, and if he reaches base, Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang are both swinging hot bats behind him, so a single and a run scored cashes the over. His three career plate appearances against Ray tell me nothing either way. I'll lay the price on a banged-up bottom-of-the-order bat facing a lefty first and an elite, rested pen after that.
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