Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (27-39) will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (25-42) at PNC Park on Wednesday. The starting pitchers are Keegan Thompson and Bryse Wilson.

Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .388 and have struck out 585 times, while being walked on 228 occasions. They have 256 runs batted in in addition to 549 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .242. The Cubs have tallied 107 two-baggers as a team and have hit 65 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 276 runs scored while having a team OBP of .318. As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are knocking in 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 22nd in baseball.

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The Cubs have a team ERA of 4.93 on the season (28th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 577 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.51 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.37. Cubs pitchers have allowed 93 long balls and also 357 runs (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 230 batters and their FIP sits at 4.50 as a unit on the year.

The Cubs have sent 224 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 87 runners so far this season and 33.3% of them ended up scoring. They have 14 saves so far this season and have not converted 11 out of their 25 save opportunities. The Cubs relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 56.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 48 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 20 holds on the year (29th in MLB). Cubs relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 64 times as well as having 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago Cubs have 1,791 putouts thus far, as well as 610 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which has them sitting 11th in pro baseball, and they have turned 59 double plays. The Cubs have turned 68.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,373 innings, ranking them 25th in pro baseball.

Thompson has thrown 108 innings and has tallied 103 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.32 (40 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.329. He has surrendered 93 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 51 free passes. Thompson (9-5 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.68 while he has faced 467 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Pittsburgh has compiled 61 home runs on the year as well as 217 runs batted in. They have tallied 86 two-baggers, while getting a free base 202 times as well as recording 233 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated a team OBP of .291 and a batting average of .221 for the season. The Pirates have a SLG% of .358 and they score 3.53 runs per contest (28th in MLB). They have been rung up on 592 instances (6th in the league) and have a total of 473 base hits.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.388 in addition to having a FIP of 4.37 as a unit this year. They sit at 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 557. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 326 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.45 (285 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.15 (525 strikeouts vs 244 free passes). They have yielded 73 homers and they allow 5.08 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB).

Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have recorded 15 saves. They sit at 21st in the league holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 207 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 62 times in high leverage situations and on 65 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.3% out of their 102 inherited runners. With 57 save situations, the Pirates have 29 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 54 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (30th in MLB). The Pirates have recorded 596 assists, 53 errors and have earned a total of 1,731 putouts this season. In 5,193 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (22nd in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Wilson has given up 184 hits while totaling 110 strikeouts in 150 frames. He has allowed 103 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.636 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.77 and he has gone up against 684 batters so far in his career. Wilson (6-12 career mark) is the owner of a 6.17 ERA and has allowed 11.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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