Chicago Cubs vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (69-58) will try to defeat the Chicago Cubs (55-74) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Luke Farrell and Mitch White.

Chicago is slugging .390 and have been called out on strikes 1,133 times, while taking a walk on 406 occasions. They have earned 503 runs batted in and 1,051 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is at .241. The Cubs have hit 214 doubles as a team and have knocked 131 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 533 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .313. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in baseball.

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The Cubs hold a team ERA of 4.27 this season (23rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,113 hitters. They have walked 434 opposing players and their FIP is 4.39 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.56 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34. Cubs pitchers have relinquished 170 home runs in addition to 620 runs in total (24th in the league).

Cubs bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 136 times and also have had 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 45 holds so far this season (29th in the league). The Cubs relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 54.4% and stepped onto the hill in 106 save situations. They have earned 31 saves for the year and have not converted 26 of their 57 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 183 base runners for the year and 30.6% of those players earned a run for their team. The Cubs have dispatched 432 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Chicago Cubs have accounted for 3,464 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,171 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 26th in pro baseball, and they have turned 115 double plays. The Cubs have turned 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,392 innings, which has them sitting at 23rd in professional baseball.

Farrell has taken the mound for 94 frames and has racked up 98 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Farrell (5-5 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.15 while going up against 422 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.85 (51 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.468. He has surrendered 91 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 48 free passes.

Toronto has accumulated 154 home runs for the season to go along with 577 runs batted in. They have 241 two-baggers, while getting a free base 382 times and scoring 590 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded a team on-base percentage of .324 as well as a team batting average of .261 this year. The Blue Jays hold a slugging percentage of .426 and they are earning 4.65 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have struck out on 982 occasions (26th in the league) and have 1,133 base knocks.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.248 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.23 (1,092 strikeouts against 338 walks). They sit at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,075. They have conceded 149 HR's and they yield 4.30 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have given up 541 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.90 (491 earned runs conceded).

With 123 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 66 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 54 save chances and they have walked away with 34 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 151 times in high leverage situations in addition to 125 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.5% out of their 188 inherited runners. They are ranked 17th in MLB with a save percentage of 63.0%, and they have sent 458 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 101 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 1,074 assists, 67 errors and are sitting with 3,396 putouts so far this year. In 10,188 innings on the field, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (20th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, White has given up 114 base hits while earning 113 punch outs in 124 innings. He has allowed 54 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.274 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.57 and he has faced 533 batters in his pro baseball career. White (3-7 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.92 earned run average and has surrendered 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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