San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The San Diego Padres (37-24) are hitting the road to Wrigley Field on Tuesday where they will take on the Chicago Cubs (23-36). The pitchers expected to start will be Sean Manaea and Kyle Hendricks.

The Padres have earned 100 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 47 balls out of the park. San Diego has a slugging % of .361 and have been called out on strikes 517 times, while taking a walk on 214 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 15th in the league. They have amassed 258 RBI's and 481 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .234. They have accumulated 268 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .311.

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The Padres have a team earned run average of 3.31 for the season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 549 hitters. They have walked 187 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.48 as a team for the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.13. Padres pitchers have conceded 50 long balls and also 220 runs in total (4th in the league).

Padres relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 48 times and also have had 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 34 holds over the course of the season (16th in MLB). The Padres relievers have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 68 save situations. They have recorded 20 saves so far this season and have blown 10 of 30 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 67 runners so far this season and 49.3% of those players earned a run for their team. The Padres have sent 182 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Padres have transformed 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,947 innings, which has them ranked 2nd in baseball. The San Diego Padres have accumulated 1,649 putouts this season, as well as 568 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which ranks 1st in pro baseball, and have earned 52 double plays.

Manaea (53-44 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.93 and he has gone up against 3,302 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 746 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 204 walks. His ERA is 3.83 (339 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.193. Manaea has pitched in 796 frames and has accumulated 712 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Cubs have a team slugging % of .394 and they are recording 4.29 runs per game (19th in the league). They have put up 101 two-baggers, while walking 210 times as well as scoring 253 runs. Chicago has recorded 59 home runs over the course of the season as well as 234 runs batted in. They have struck out on 515 instances (11th in MLB) and have a total of 484 hits. The Chicago Cubs are sitting with an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a team batting average of .242 on the season.

The Cubs have a WHIP of 1.323 with a FIP of 4.48 as a pitching staff for the year. They come in at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 499. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 295 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.59 (268 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.58 (509 strikeouts against 197 walks). They have given up 83 home runs and they concede 5.05 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 23 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. They are ranked 27th in MLB with a save rate of 56.5%, and they have sent 197 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 53 occasions with base runners. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of 71 inherited base runners. Sitting with 43 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 17 holds and also 10 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 53 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in baseball). The Cubs have recorded 542 assists, 30 errors and are sitting with 1,578 putouts so far this season. Out of their 4,734 innings on the diamond, the Cubs hold a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (17th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Hendricks has surrendered 1,191 base knocks while earning 1,050 strikeouts in 1,287 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 493 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.150 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.63 and he has gone up against 5,267 hitters in his MLB career. Hendricks (85-60 career mark) holds a 3.45 earned run average while surrendering 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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