Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, July 7, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (48-39) will take on the Chicago Cubs (40-45) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jameson Taillon and Carlos Rodon.

As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are knocking in 4.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 13th in MLB. They have a total of 392 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .327. The Cubs have accrued 128 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 91 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 379 RBI's and 716 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .249. Chicago has a slugging rate of .398 and have been called out on strikes 776 times, while drawing a walk on 307 occasions.

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The Cubs have an ERA of 4.00 this season (12th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 696 hitters. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 81 home runs in addition to 368 runs in total (11th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 264 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.02 as a squad on the season. Chicago has given up 684 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 334 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Cubs relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 57.9% and has come into the game in 57 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 114 runners this season and 31.6% of those players ended up scoring. Cubs pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 69 times as well as having 63 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have dispatched 261 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have earned 37 holds on the campaign (26th in MLB). They have earned 11 saves so far this year and have blown 8 out of their 19 save chances.

The Cubs have transformed 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,768 innings, which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have a tally of 2,256 putouts thus far, as well as 767 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 18th in professional baseball, and they have turned 75 double plays.

Taillon has taken the ball for 851 innings and has accumulated 769 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.07 (385 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.236. He has conceded 839 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 213 walks. Taillon (53-41 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.90 while facing 3,564 hitters during his time in the majors.

New York has 124 home runs on the year as well as 374 runs batted in. They have recorded 121 two-baggers, while taking a walk 268 times and putting up 389 runs. The New York Yankees have accumulated an on-base percentage of .301 in addition to a batting average of .232 on the campaign. The Yankees hold a slugging % of .412 and they score 4.47 runs per game (17th in the league). They have been rung up on 708 occasions (22nd in the league) and have recorded 663 base hits.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.233 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.19 as a team so far this year. They have a ranking of 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 677. The New York pitching staff have yielded 353 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.70 (319 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (754 strikeouts against 280 free passes). They have allowed 94 dingers and they allow 4.09 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.1% out of 148 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 106 times in high leverage situations and also on 103 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Yankees have 47 holds and also 11 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in the league with a save percentage of 69.4%, and they have sent 277 relievers onto the field so far this year. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 36 save chances and they have converted 25 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 61 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (27th in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 771 assists, 54 errors and have earned a total of 2,328 putouts this year. In 6,984 innings played, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (5th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Rodon has surrendered 731 hits and he has 947 K's in 847 frames. He has surrendered 339 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.239 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and he has faced 3,567 batters so far in his MLB career. Rodon (56-46 career win-loss mark) has a 3.60 earned run average and has surrendered 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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