St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (52-68) welcome the St. Louis Cardinals (69-51) at Wrigley Field on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Adam Wainwright and Adrian Sampson.

The Cardinals have tallied 212 doubles as a team and have hit 144 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .425 and have been called out on strikes 931 times, while taking a walk on 394 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 4th in the league. They have compiled 562 runs batted in in addition to 1,053 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .258. They have notched a total of 586 runs while holding a team OBP of .329.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 3.82 for the season (12th in the league), and they have struck out 885 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 115 home runs in addition to 474 runs in total (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 362 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a squad this year.

The Cardinals have dispatched 346 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 184 base runners so far this season with 33.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have compiled 28 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 of their 43 save chances. The Cardinals relievers have compiled a save rate of 65.1% and has entered the game in 98 save situations. The relievers have tallied 55 holds so far this season (23rd in baseball). Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 119 times and also have had 102 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 3,185 putouts on the year, as well as 1,256 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .990 which is 1st in baseball, and have a total of 129 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,555 innings, which ranks them 6th in the majors.

Wainwright (193-113 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.44 while he has faced 10,439 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 2,369 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 680 free passes. His earned run average is 3.34 (937 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.207. Wainwright has taken the mound for 2,526 innings and is sitting with 2,127 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Chicago Cubs hold a team on-base percentage of .316 as well as a team batting average of .243 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,069 occasions (6th in baseball) and have totaled 989 hits. Chicago has hit 126 home runs for the year to go along with 475 runs batted in. The Cubs have a slugging percentage of .396 and they score 4.19 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have 200 doubles, while taking a walk 383 times and scoring 503 runs.

The Cubs have a WHIP of 1.322 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.30 as a unit on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.63 (1,051 strikeouts against 399 walks). They rank 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,020. They have surrendered 155 home runs and they allow 4.81 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 573 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.22 (503 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 99 save situations, the Cubs have amassed 42 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 53 save opportunities and they have recorded 29 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 146 times in high leverage situations in addition to 125 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of their 168 inherited runners. They rank 28th in MLB holding a save percentage of 54.7%, and they have sent 401 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 108 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (26th in the majors). The Cubs have accrued 1,085 assists, 75 errors and have earned 3,220 putouts on the season. In 9,660 innings on the field, the Cubs have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (21st in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Sampson has given up 276 base hits and he has 194 K's in 247 innings. Sampson (8-17 career mark) has a 4.77 ERA and has surrendered 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 131 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.379 and a FIP of 5.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.98 and he has gone up against 1,073 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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