Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox
Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL
TV: NBC Sports Chicago
Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-110) Chicago (-110)
Guaranteed Rate Field is where the Chicago White Sox (41-60) will attempt to beat the Chicago Cubs (48-51) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Cubs at -110 and the White Sox open at -110. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Marcus Stroman and Lance Lynn.
As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB. They have tallied 479 runs while holding a team OBP of .330. The Cubs have hit 150 doubles as a squad and have knocked 109 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 463 RBI's as well as 845 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is .252. Chicago has a slugging % of .405 and have been called out on strikes 904 times, while drawing a walk on 358 occasions.
Their K/BB ratio is 2.62 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Cubs pitchers have allowed 106 long balls and also 438 runs in total (12th in the league). Chicago has conceded 809 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 401 earned runs. The Cubs have a team ERA of 4.12 over the course of the season (14th in the league), and their staff has rung up 815 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 311 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.19 as a team over the course of the season.
Cubs bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 78 times as well as having 73 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 44 holds so far this year (24th in MLB). The Cubs relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 69 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves over the course of the season and have blown 9 of 24 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 128 base runners on the season with 30.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Cubs have dispatched 302 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.
The Cubs have turned 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,884 innings on the diamond, ranking them 11th in the majors. The Chicago Cubs have earned 2,628 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 906 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 19th in pro baseball, and have a total of 90 double plays.
Stroman has taken the mound for 1,289 frames and has 1,077 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Stroman (77-74 career mark) has a FIP of 3.62 while going up against 5,346 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.57 (511 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.242. He has allowed 1,231 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 370 free passes.
The Chicago White Sox have earned a team on-base percentage of .296 and a team batting average of .239 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 895 instances (12th in MLB) and have 826 hits. Chicago has recorded 112 HRs this year to go along with 410 runs batted in. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .391 and they are recording 4.19 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have tallied 170 doubles, while getting a free base 246 times as well as racking up 423 runs.
The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 499 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.59 (457 earned runs given up). They have conceded 139 long balls and they allow 5.01 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.372 and have a FIP of 4.65 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.70 (967 strikeouts against 400 walks). They are sitting at 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 831.
Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have converted 18 saves. They are ranked 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 43.9%, and they have sent 334 relievers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 141 times in high leverage situations and on 104 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of their 145 inherited base runners. Sitting with 93 save situations, the White Sox have earned 51 holds and also 23 blown saves.
In 8,073 innings on the field, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (15th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in MLB). The White Sox have accrued 748 assists, 48 errors and have earned a total of 2,691 putouts this season.
Lynn (129-93 record in his career) has a 3.69 earned run average and has allowed 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has faced 7,711 hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 746 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.271 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. So far in his MLB career, Lynn has given up 1,677 hits and he has 1,854 punch outs in 1,820 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take the Cubs (-110)
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