Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 7/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (45-39) will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (38-44) at American Family Field on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Justin Steele and Adrian Houser.

The Cubs have accrued 120 doubles as a unit and have smacked 90 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging rate of .399 and have struck out 749 times, while taking a walk on 298 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are earning 4.6 runs per game, which is 13th in the league. They have recorded 363 RBI's as well as 685 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .248. They have earned a total of 375 runs while having a team OBP of .326.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Cubs pitchers have given up 80 home runs and also 351 total runs (9th in MLB). Chicago has conceded 656 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 319 earned runs. The Cubs have a team earned run average of 3.97 for the year (12th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 672 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 251 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.03 as a unit this year.

Cubs bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 64 times and also have had 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 35 holds on the year (27th in baseball). The Cubs relievers have compiled a save rate of 62.5% and has entered the game in 52 save situations. They have accumulated 10 saves this season and have blown 6 of 16 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 104 base runners so far this year with 30.8% of those runners crossed the plate. The Cubs have sent 251 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Cubs have converted 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,516 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. The Chicago Cubs have amassed 2,172 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 742 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which is 17th in baseball, and have earned 71 double plays.

Steele has pitched in 261 frames and has 261 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Steele (17-13 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.58 while he has faced 1,101 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.17 (92 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.247. He has allowed 230 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 96 walks.

The Brewers hold a team SLG% of .372 and they score 4.14 runs per contest (24th in MLB). They have 116 two-baggers, while taking a walk 289 times and scoring 348 runs. Milwaukee has compiled 90 HRs over the course of the season and 334 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 789 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 629 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers hold a team OBP of .307 and a batting average of .228 over the course of the season.

The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.263 and have a FIP of 4.62 as a unit on the season. They are sitting at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 672. The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 364 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.08 (337 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.00 (665 strikeouts vs 267 walks). They have yielded 108 HR's and they allow 4.41 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball).

Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.3% out of their 99 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations and on 67 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 86 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 51 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They sit at 5th in MLB with a save rate of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 267 relievers to the hill this year. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have recorded 24 saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 62 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Brewers have recorded 740 assists, 39 errors and have notched a total of 2,231 putouts over the course of the season. In 6,693 innings on the diamond, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (1st in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Houser has surrendered 455 base hits while he has totaled 373 K's in 474 innings. Houser (26-31 career win-loss record) has a 3.97 ERA while surrendering 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 209 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.364 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 1.94 and he has faced 2,032 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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