Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 7/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, July 1, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Boston Red Sox (43-33) are on their way to Wrigley Field on Friday where they will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (29-46). The starting pitchers are Josh Winckowski and Adrian Sampson.

The Red Sox have tallied 178 doubles as a team and have smacked 72 baseballs out of the stadium. Boston is slugging .418 and have been called out on strikes 589 times, while being walked on 228 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which is 6th in MLB. They have earned 346 runs batted in in addition to 677 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .261. They have tallied 358 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .326.

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The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 3.63 on the season (6th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 633 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 81 home runs and 299 runs (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 215 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.92 as a team so far this year.

The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 53.1% and stepped onto the hill in 86 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 base runners this season and 34.2% of those runners crossed the plate. Red Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 83 times in addition to having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 275 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have recorded 54 holds this season (2nd in baseball). They have compiled 17 saves on the campaign and have blown 15 out of their 32 save chances.

The Red Sox have converted 71.0% of balls in play into outs in their 6,024 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 9th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have 2,008 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 642 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them ranked 10th in MLB, and have a total of 63 double plays.

Winckowski has taken the ball for 20 frames and has earned 13 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.60 (8 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.450. He has allowed 23 base hits (10.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 6 free passes. Winckowski (3-1 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.39 while he has faced 86 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cubs have a team SLG% of .390 and they tally 4.23 runs per game (19th in the league). They have 121 doubles, while taking a walk 251 times as well as scoring 313 runs. Chicago has hit 71 home runs over the course of the season and 293 RBIs. They have been rung up on 645 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 617 hits. The Chicago Cubs have accumulated an on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .245 so far this season.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.352 in addition to having a FIP of 4.46 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 643. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 392 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.85 (355 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.62 (649 strikeouts vs 248 free passes). They have relinquished 103 dingers and they concede 5.35 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 27 save opportunities and they have walked away with 15 saves. They sit at 26th in the league with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 246 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 72 times in high leverage situations and also on 70 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.0% of 97 inherited base runners. With 51 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 21 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

In their 5,934 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (24th in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 62 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in the majors). The Cubs have recorded 662 assists, 43 errors and are sitting with 1,978 putouts this season.

Thus far in his career, Sampson has allowed 225 base knocks while totaling 156 K's in 199 frames. He has allowed a total of 110 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.387 and a FIP of 5.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and he has faced 866 batters in his career. Sampson (7-14 mark in his career) has a 4.97 ERA while giving up 10.2 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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