MLB Picks · August 26, 2026
Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Mets
Strong Lean
Brewers ML
-149
72
/ 100
Starting Pitchers
Milwaukee Brewers · Away
Dustin May (RHP)
New York Mets · Home
Robert Stock (RHP)
AI Analysis
Robert Stock is a clear liability — 5.40 ERA, 1.68 WHIP in only 16.2 IP (0-2 record) suggests he's a stopgap arm. Dustin May has a more respectable 4.57 ERA/1.30 WHIP in 124 innings. Milwaukee is the best team on this slate record-wise (81-51) with strong lineup production (5.5 R/G L10, .763 OPS) — Bauers (.883 OPS), Chourio, and Mitchell (.308 L14G 🔥) headline the attack. The Mets have been playing well (7-3 L10) with hot bats (Bichette .345, Benge .370 L14G 🔥), creating some concern, but the quality gap and pitching mismatch favor Milwaukee. At -149, the value is reduced but the edge is real.
Concerns
- •Stock's tiny sample makes ERA projection uncertain
- •Mets are hot — 7-3 L10 with Bichette and Benge on fire
- •-149 line is at the upper boundary of neutral value
- •Brewers have their own cold bats — Turang ❄️, Frelick cold recently
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