Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, August 19, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Wrigley Field is the site where the Chicago Cubs (49-67) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (62-54) on Friday. The men taking the mound are Aaron Ashby and Keegan Thompson.

Milwaukee is slugging .410 and have been called out on strikes 1,030 times, while drawing a walk on 414 occasions. They have accrued 509 runs batted in in addition to 916 hits for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .236. The Brewers have earned 175 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 157 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 522 runs scored and have an OBP of .317. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB.

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Brewers pitchers have conceded 137 long balls and also 491 runs (15th in baseball). They have walked 378 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a squad this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23. The Brewers have an ERA of 3.80 so far this season (11th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,094 batters.

The Brewers have sent 381 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 127 base runners on the season and 30.7% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 40 saves on the season and have not converted 17 of 57 chances to save the game. The Brewers bullpen have earned a save rate of 70.2% and stepped onto the hill in 129 save situations. The relievers have notched 72 holds on the season (8th in MLB). Brewers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 90 times in addition to having 151 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have turned 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of 9,297 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have amassed 3,099 putouts this season, in addition to 995 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 17th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 84 double plays.

Ashby (5-12 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.00 while going up against 538 batters in the majors. He has conceded 112 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 55 free passes. His earned run average is 4.32 (59 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.358. Ashby has taken the ball for 123 innings and has earned 147 strikeouts in his career.

The Cubs hold a team slugging % of .395 and they average 4.17 runs per game (21st in MLB). They have hit 196 doubles, while taking a walk 373 times as well as scoring 484 runs. Chicago has 118 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 456 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,035 occasions (6th in baseball) and have recorded 958 base hits. The Chicago Cubs hold a team OBP of .317 in addition to a batting average of .244 for the season.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.328 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.66 (1,015 strikeouts vs 381 bases on balls). They rank 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 994. They have allowed 148 HR's and they yield 4.82 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 554 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (487 earned runs relinquished).

Chicago has had relievers enter the game in 48 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves. They sit at 26th in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.3%, and they have dispatched 385 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 135 times in high leverage situations and on 118 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% of 157 inherited base runners. With 89 save situations, the Cubs have 38 holds and also 21 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 103 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (25th in the majors). The Cubs have accrued 1,048 assists, 72 errors and have accumulated 3,106 putouts this year. In 9,318 innings played, the Cubs hold a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (24th in baseball).

During his career, Thompson has surrendered 142 base hits and he has 143 K's in 154 innings pitched. He has allowed 61 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.344 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and he has faced 667 opposing batters in his career. Thompson (12-8 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.56 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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