Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, September 22, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (79-73) host the Colorado Rockies (56-96) at Wrigley Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Noah Davis and Jameson Taillon.

Colorado has a slugging percentage of .400 and have been called out on strikes 1,437 times, while drawing a walk on 420 occasions. They have tallied 645 RBI's as well as 1,280 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .249. The Rockies have compiled 283 two-baggers as a team and have hit 146 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 678 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 19th in baseball.

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The Rockies have an ERA of 5.62 for the year (30th in the league), and they have rung up 1,047 batters. Rockies pitchers have yielded 218 home runs in addition to 893 runs in total (30th in the league). They have walked 541 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 5.21 as a team on the year. Colorado has yielded 1,490 base knocks (10.1 per 9 innings) and 828 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.53.

Rockies pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 150 times as well as having 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 55 holds so far this year (30th in MLB). The Rockies bullpen have a save percentage of 49.2% and has entered the game in 120 save situations. They have compiled 31 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 32 out of their 63 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 250 base runners this season with 38.8% of those players crossed home plate. The Rockies have dispatched 506 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have accounted for 3,975 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,426 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 14th in baseball, and they have twisted 162 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,925 innings, ranking them 30th in the majors.

Davis has taken the ball for 21 frames and has 20 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 9.97 (24 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 2.123. He has conceded 35 base knocks (14.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 11 free passes. Davis (0-2 career mark) holds a FIP of 6.07 while he has faced 109 batters during his time in the majors.

The Cubs have a slugging percentage of .421 and they are scoring 5.07 runs per outing (7th in MLB). They have recorded 253 two-baggers, while walking 529 times as well as notching 770 runs. Chicago has accounted for 184 home runs on the year and 739 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,307 occasions (16th in the league) and have accounted for 1,316 hits. The Chicago Cubs hold an on-base percentage of .329 and a team batting average of .255 for the year.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.274 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,285 strikeouts against 469 bases on balls). They come in at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,249. They have relinquished 168 long balls and they surrender 4.52 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 677 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.09 (613 earned runs yielded).

Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of their 210 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 136 times in high leverage situations in addition to 127 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 127 save situations, the Cubs have earned 76 holds and also 18 blown saves. They are ranked 13th in the league with a save percentage of 64.0%, and they have sent 475 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Chicago has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have walked away with 32 saves.

Out of their 12,132 innings on the diamond, the Cubs hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (13th in baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 128 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Cubs have accrued 1,396 assists, 83 errors and have notched a total of 4,044 putouts for the season.

Taillon (58-45 career record) has a 4.05 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.67 and he has gone up against 3,870 batters so far in his career. He has allowed 417 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.227 and a FIP of 3.9. In his career, Taillon has conceded 908 base hits while tallying 837 strikeouts in 926 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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