Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Monday, August 28, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (68-61) are welcoming the Milwaukee Brewers (72-57) at Wrigley Field on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Wade Miley and Jameson Taillon.

As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are compiling 4.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 21st in the league. They have 564 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .315. The Brewers have tallied 189 doubles as a squad and have hit 135 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 540 runs batted in and 1,005 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .235. Milwaukee is slugging .379 and have been called out on strikes 1,125 times, while being walked on 461 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. Brewers pitchers have conceded 164 home runs and 549 runs in total (9th in the league). Milwaukee has given up 1,000 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 506 earned runs. The Brewers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.97 this year (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,127 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 395 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a team so far this season.

Brewers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 98 times as well as having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 80 holds over the course of the season (6th in the league). The Brewers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 67.8% and has entered the game in 140 save situations. They have accumulated 40 saves over the course of the season and have blown 19 out of their 59 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 base runners this season with 32.6% of them ended up scoring. The Brewers have sent 411 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned a total of 3,440 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,101 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which is 14th in pro baseball, and have earned 96 double plays. The Brewers have turned 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,320 innings, which ranks them 1st in baseball.

Miley has taken the ball for 1,705 innings and has accounted for 1,339 punch outs in his career. Miley (105-97 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.12 while going up against 7,302 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.08 (773 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.365. He has conceded 1,739 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 590 free passes.

The Cubs hold a team slugging percentage of .418 and they are recording 5.05 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have recorded 208 doubles, while taking a walk 456 times as well as earning 652 runs. Chicago has knocked in 155 home runs so far this season as well as 625 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,140 instances (12th in baseball) and have recorded 1,110 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have accumulated a team OBP of .330 as well as a batting average of .254 on the campaign.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.281 with a FIP of 4.22 as a team on the year. They are currently ranked 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,057. The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 582 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.18 (530 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,069 strikeouts against 405 free passes). They have yielded 143 long balls and they give up 4.59 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of their 174 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 106 times in high leverage situations and also on 103 occasions with runners on. With 105 save situations, the Cubs have earned 65 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They sit at 4th in the league with a save percentage of 71.8%, and they have dispatched 402 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves.

In their 10,269 innings played, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (9th in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 112 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Cubs have recorded 1,176 assists, 69 errors and have a tally of 3,423 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Taillon has surrendered 885 hits while he has totaled 810 strikeouts in 903 frames. He has conceded 408 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.230 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 3.58 and he has faced 3,775 opposing batters so far in his career. Taillon (58-43 career mark) has a 4.06 earned run average and has surrendered 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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