San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, September 9, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (57-79) are welcoming the San Francisco Giants (65-70) at Wrigley Field on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Carlos Rodon and Drew Smyly.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which is 11th in the league. They have a total of 604 runs and have an on-base percentage of .317. The Giants have tallied 219 doubles as a team and have hit 155 balls out of the park. They have tallied 578 RBI's in addition to 1,053 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is at .234. San Francisco is slugging .392 and have been rung up 1,193 times, while taking a walk on 488 occasions.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 3.94 over the course of the season (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,141 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. Giants pitchers have allowed 120 home runs and 598 runs (18th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 370 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.55 as a squad on the campaign.

The Giants have sent 476 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 174 runners on the campaign and 34.5% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 29 saves over the course of the season and have blown 19 out of their 48 chances to save the game. The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 60.4% and has entered the game in 114 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 63 holds on the year (20th in the league). Giants pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 120 times in addition to having 143 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 3,579 putouts this season, as well as 1,282 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 25th in the majors, and have earned 99 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,737 innings, which ranks them 28th in MLB.

Rodon has taken the mound for 826 innings and has earned 911 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 3.63 (333 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.251. He has given up 720 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 314 free passes. Rodon (54-45 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.63 while facing 3,491 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Chicago Cubs have tallied an OBP of .313 in addition to a batting average of .241 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,188 occasions (10th in the league) and have accounted for 1,108 base hits. Chicago has recorded 136 home runs so far this season as well as 526 runs batted in. The Cubs have a SLG% of .390 and they score 4.10 runs per contest (23rd in baseball). They have put up 224 doubles, while taking a walk 429 times as well as scoring 557 runs.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.338 and have a FIP of 4.44 as a team on the season. They come in at 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,165. The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 658 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.33 (584 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 (1,165 strikeouts against 458 free passes). They have surrendered 184 dingers and they give up 4.88 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).

Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.1% out of their 193 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 162 times in high leverage situations in addition to 142 occasions with runners on. With 110 save situations, the Cubs have earned 47 holds and also 27 blown saves. They rank 29th in the league with a save percentage of 54.2%, and they have sent 455 relievers to the hill this year. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 59 save chances and they have recorded 32 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 118 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in baseball). The Cubs have racked up 1,232 assists, 83 errors and are sitting with 3,641 putouts over the course of the season. In 10,923 innings on the field, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Smyly has surrendered 894 hits while he has accumulated 907 punch outs in 928 frames. Smyly (51-47 career record) is the owner of a 4.15 ERA and has surrendered 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 428 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.274 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.14 and he has faced 3,909 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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