Baltimore Orioles vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/08/2023

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Thursday, June 8, 2023

Venue:  American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles -105, Brewers -115; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles -105, Brewers -115; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles -105, Brewers -115; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Baltimore Orioles:  37-23 (2nd place, AL East)

Milwaukee Brewers:  33-28 (1st place, NL Central)

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Baltimore Orioles:  4-6 last 10

Milwaukee Brewers:  6-4 last 10

The Orioles are entering this game off of a loss in their last game but won their 3-game series against the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 37-23 record overall and have a road record of 20-11. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Brewers on Thursday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 12th in the MLB with a .737 OPS. Dean Kremer is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Kyle Bradish is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 2-2 with a 4.13 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 3 ER, 0 HR, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 7 hits through 4 IP against the San Francisco Giants.

The Brewers are entering this game off of a win in their last game and won their 4-game series against the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 33-28 record overall and have a home record of 17-12. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Orioles on Thursday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 26th in the MLB with a .681 OPS. Corbin Burnes is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Colin Rea is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 3-3 with a 4.94 ERA this season. His team won their last 4 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 3 earned runs, 1 homer, and 3 BB with 5 strikeouts on 6 hits through 5 innings played against the Cincinnati Reds.

The current betting odds have the Brewers listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Brewers got off to a hot start this season which has sprung them into 1st place in their division. They have been struggling more over the last week but they have been breaking out of their funk lately and are trying to spread the gap in their division. The Orioles have also been really good this season, they are only in 2nd place in their division but they do have a much better overall record than the Brewers do. After such a strong start to the season, the Orioles have started to fade a bit in their games lately as they are finding it much tougher to string wins together now and they don't have a great pitching matchup in this game either. Bradish is starting for the Orioles and he was great at the start of the season but he has been slipping in his starts lately as he is giving up more runs now and he is starting to look a lot like the rookie that he was last season. Rea is up for the Brewers here and he hasn't been that great this season but he hasn't been bad either and he will pitch a lot better in his own ballpark here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Brewers to win this game.

Orioles Brewers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, June 8, 2023 (2:10 pm ET start time) is Brewers 4 Orioles 3.

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Baltimore Orioles: 37-23 (+15.1 units) on the moneyline in all games. 20-11 (+12.7 units) on the moneyline in road games. 33-15 UNDER in an inter-league game. 12-4 UNDER against NL Central opponents. 

Milwaukee Brewers: 95-66 (-9.4 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -110 or higher. 109-84 (-11.3 units) on the moneyline in home games. 14-4 UNDER when the total is 9 to 9.5. 9-1 UNDER at home when the total is 9 to 9.5.

Baltimore Orioles:  G. Henderson (3B) Ques Wed - Back. D. Tate (RP) Out indefinitely - Forearm. M. Givens (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. C. Mullins (CF) Out indefinitely - Groin. J. Means (SP) Mid Aug - Elbow.

Milwaukee Brewers:  M. Bush (RP) Mid June - Shoulder. E. Lauer (SP) Mid June - Shoulder. W. Adames (SS) Prob Thurs - Head. T. Taylor (CF) Out indefinitely - Elbow. D. Ruf (DH) Mid Aug - Knee. W. Miley (SP) Mid June - Back. J. Alexander (SP) Mid June - Shoulder. J. Winker (DH) Out indefinitely - Neck. B. Woodruff (SP) Mid July - Shoulder. J. Bukauskas (RP) Out indefinitely - Neck. G. Mitchell (LF) out for season - Shoulder. A. Ashby (SP) Early Sept - Shoulder. J. Wilson (RP) Mid July - Elbow.

“What a cool moment for Josh Lester. Somebody that’s never been on a top-prospect list. His story is a great one. Grew up in a baseball family, was grinding at Triple-A, he gets a start and a big hit for us. One we haven’t been getting, honestly.” - Brandon Hyde after his team’s win against the Giants in their game on Sunday.

“Joey’s a competitor, man. It’s a really clean way he competes. He doesn’t get distracted by much.” - Craig Counsell on Joey Wiemer after his team’s win against the Orioles in their game on Tuesday.

Adam Frazier (L) 2B

Adley Rutschman (S) C

Anthony Santander (S) RF

Austin Hays (R) LF

Aaron Hicks (S) CF

Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B

Ramon Urias (R) 3B

Ryan O'Hearn (L) DH

Jorge Mateo (R) SS

Christian Yelich (L) LF

Jon Singleton (L) 1B

William Contreras (R) C

Rowdy Tellez (L) DH

Brian Anderson (R) RF

Abraham Toro (S) 3B

Luis Urias (R) 2B

Brice Turang (L) SS

Joey Wiemer (R) CF

Batting Average:  Aaron Hicks (.400)

Hits:  Adley Rutschman (62)

Home Runs:  Ryan Mountcastle (11)

RBI:  Cedric Mullins (39)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Mateo (16)

Wins:  Kyle Gibson (7)

Saves:  Felix Bautista (15)

ERA:  Bruce Zimmermann (0.00)

Batting Average:  Abraham Toro (.429)

Hits:  Christian Yelich (55)

Home Runs:  Rowdy Tellez (12)

RBI:  Brian Anderson (31)

Stolen Bases:  Christian Yelich (16)

Wins:  Freddy Peralta (5)

Saves:  Devin Williams (10)

ERA:  Alex Claudio (0.00)

Managers:

Baltimore Orioles: Brandon Hyde (5th season)

Milwaukee Brewers: Craig Counsell (9th season)