Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees
Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023
Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY
TV: YES
The Chicago Cubs (40-46) are headed to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Yankees (48-40). The starting pitchers will be Kyle Hendricks and Domingo German.
As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are earning 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 12th in baseball. They have 397 runs and hold an OBP of .326. The Cubs have recorded 130 doubles as a team and have hit 93 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 384 RBI's as well as 724 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is .248. Chicago has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 792 times, while taking a walk on 310 occasions.
The Cubs have an ERA of 4.01 on the campaign (12th in the league), and they have rung up 707 hitters. Cubs pitchers have allowed 83 home runs and also 374 total runs (11th in baseball). They have walked 271 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a squad over the course of the season. Chicago has surrendered 690 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 339 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.
Cubs bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 69 times as well as having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 37 holds so far this season (26th in MLB). The Cubs bullpen have recorded a save rate of 57.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 57 save situations. They have recorded 11 saves on the season and have blown 8 out of their 19 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 114 runners on the year and 31.6% of those players earned a run for their team. The Cubs have dispatched 264 relief pitchers to the mound this year.
The Chicago Cubs have accounted for 2,280 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 774 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 18th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 76 double plays. The Cubs have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,840 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 8th in MLB.
Hendricks (90-64 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.79 while he has gone up against 5,561 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,251 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 304 walks. His earned run average is 3.43 (518 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.143. Hendricks has pitched in 1,360 innings and has accounted for 1,106 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.
The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .410 and they are recording 4.43 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have notched 122 doubles, while taking a walk 270 times as well as earning 390 runs. New York has recorded 124 HRs on the year to go along with 374 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 714 occasions (22nd in the league) and are sitting with 669 base hits. The New York Yankees are sitting with an OBP of .301 in addition to a batting average of .231 this year.
The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.255 with a FIP of 4.23 as a unit on the campaign. They come in at 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 697. The New York pitching staff have allowed 367 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.82 (333 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (759 strikeouts vs 288 free passes). They have conceded 96 homers and they concede 4.21 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB).
New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 36 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves. They are ranked 6th in MLB with a save rate of 69.4%, and they have sent 282 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 106 times in high leverage situations in addition to 105 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.4% out of 151 inherited base runners. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 47 holds and 11 blown saves.
The New York Yankees have gotten 62 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in baseball). The Yankees have 778 assists, 54 errors and have amassed 2,355 putouts so far this season. Out of their 7,065 innings played, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (6th in professional baseball).
During his MLB career, German has conceded 440 base knocks and he has 512 K's in 499 frames. German (31-26 career record) holds a 4.40 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 244 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.186 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.37 and he has faced 2,092 batters so far in his MLB career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York
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