Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 7/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, July 3, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (31-46) will go up against the Boston Red Sox (43-34) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Connor Seabold and Keegan Thompson.

Boston has a slugging percentage of .418 and have struck out 605 times, while being walked on 235 occasions. They have earned 357 runs batted in as well as 696 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is at .262. The Red Sox have accrued 181 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 74 baseballs out of the park. They have 369 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .326. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league.

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The Red Sox have an ERA of 3.67 this season (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 652 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 83 home runs in addition to 310 total runs (7th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 230 opposing players and their FIP is 3.95 as a squad so far this year.

Red Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 86 times in addition to having 100 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 55 holds for the season (2nd in baseball). The Red Sox relievers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 89 save situations. They have compiled 17 saves this season and have missed out on 17 of 34 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 base runners for the year and 33.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have dispatched 282 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 2,062 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 659 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 12th in baseball, and have earned 64 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,186 innings, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB.

Seabold (0-1 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 9.67 while he has gone up against 37 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 12 base knocks (14.1 hits per nine innings) with 3 free passes. His ERA is 10.57 (9 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.957. Seabold has taken the hill for 7 frames and has 7 K's during his MLB career.

The Cubs have a slugging percentage of .402 and they are scoring 4.44 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have 134 doubles, while getting a free base 269 times as well as putting up 342 runs. Chicago has 78 HRs on the season to go along with 321 RBIs. They have struck out on 668 occasions (8th in MLB) and have earned 654 hits. The Chicago Cubs hold an on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .250 for the year.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.360 in addition to having a FIP of 4.41 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.67 (680 strikeouts against 255 free passes). They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 678. They have given up 107 homers and they yield 5.34 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 407 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.84 (369 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.0% out of 100 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 75 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with runners on. With 55 save situations, the Cubs have earned 24 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They are ranked 25th in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 256 relievers onto the field this year. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 28 save chances and they have earned 16 saves.

Out of their 6,177 innings on the field, the Cubs hold a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (27th in MLB). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 67 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in baseball). The Cubs have racked up 691 assists, 46 errors and have earned a total of 2,059 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Thompson has surrendered 105 base hits while he has totaled 118 punch outs in 120 innings. Thompson (10-6 career mark) holds a 3.36 earned run average while allowing 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 45 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.301 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and he has gone up against 517 batters in his pro baseball career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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