Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, June 16, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (30-37) will try to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (42-25) at Wrigley Field on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Cole Irvin and Kyle Hendricks.

Baltimore owns a slugging percentage of .426 and have been rung up 553 times, while taking a walk on 226 occasions. They have compiled 325 runs batted in and 574 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .253. The Orioles have hit 129 doubles as a unit and have knocked 80 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 335 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.0 runs/g, which is 6th in baseball.

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The Orioles hold a team earned run average of 4.15 so far this season (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 614 batters. Orioles pitchers have yielded 75 home runs in addition to 294 runs in total (10th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 209 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.01 as a team for the year. Baltimore has conceded 592 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 278 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33.

Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 91 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 57 holds for the season (1st in MLB). The Orioles bullpen have earned a save rate of 58.3% and has entered the game in 95 save situations. They have accumulated 21 saves on the year and have blown 15 of 36 save chances. The relievers have inherited 133 runners this season and 33.1% of them earned a run for their team. The Orioles have sent 238 relievers to the hill this year.

The Orioles have converted 67.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,430 innings on the field, which ranks them 28th in the majors. The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 1,810 putouts so far this season, in addition to 573 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them sitting 4th in the majors, and they have twisted 69 double plays.

Irvin has taken the ball for 423 innings and has earned 306 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Irvin (22-32 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.34 while going up against 1,799 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.55 (214 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.298. He has conceded 449 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 100 free passes.

The Chicago Cubs have tallied an OBP of .328 and a batting average of .247 for the year. They have struck out on 621 instances (6th in the league) and have earned a total of 557 base knocks. Chicago has a total of 74 home runs over the course of the season and 285 runs batted in. The Cubs hold a team SLG% of .393 and they tally 4.40 runs per outing (20th in the league). They have tallied 94 doubles, while taking a walk 254 times and recording 295 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 296 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.17 (273 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 70 HR's and they yield 4.52 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.282 in addition to having a FIP of 4.16 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (553 strikeouts vs 215 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 540.

Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.3% of 92 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 49 times in high leverage situations in addition to 55 occasions with runners on. With 46 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 30 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They rank 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 209 relievers to the hill on the season. Chicago has had relievers enter the contest in 15 save chances and they have converted 9 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 64 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in professional baseball). The Cubs have recorded 596 assists, 33 errors and are sitting with 1,767 putouts for the year. In their 5,301 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (11th in the majors).

Hendricks (88-63 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.45 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.65 and he has faced 5,467 batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 512 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.149 and a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Hendricks has allowed 1,235 base hits while tallying 1,094 K's in 1,336 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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