Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (37-39) are welcoming the Philadelphia Phillies (40-37) at Wrigley Field on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are Ranger Suarez and Jameson Taillon.

The Phillies have hit 140 doubles as a team and have hit 80 balls out of the park. Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .414 and have been called out on strikes 705 times, while taking a walk on 242 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 17th in MLB. They have 321 RBI's as well as 678 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .257. They have notched a total of 337 runs scored while having a team OBP of .323.

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The Phillies have an earned run average of 4.23 on the season (16th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 707 batters. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 82 home runs and 353 total runs (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 231 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.90 as a squad this season. Philadelphia has conceded 626 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 319 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.06 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

Phillies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 63 times in addition to having 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 37 holds over the course of the season (24th in the league). The Phillies relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 73.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 67 save situations. They have accumulated 22 saves on the season and have missed out on 8 of their 30 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 96 runners for the year with 38.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Phillies have dispatched 260 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have 2,035 putouts this year, as well as 631 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 8th in baseball, and have a total of 42 double plays. The Phillies have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of 6,105 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 15th in professional baseball.

Suarez has pitched in 372 innings and is sitting with 332 K's so far in his career. Suarez (26-17 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.59 and he has faced 1,563 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.16 (131 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.272. He has given up 347 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 127 walks.

Chicago has a total of 85 home runs on the campaign to go along with 341 runs batted in. They have 114 doubles, while walking 286 times and notching 352 runs. The Chicago Cubs have compiled an OBP of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .248 so far this season. The Cubs have a team SLG% of .402 and they are recording 4.63 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have struck out on 696 instances (9th in MLB) and have 635 hits.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.263 and have a FIP of 4.01 as a team on the year. They rank 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 605. The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 320 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.91 (291 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 8.30 (620 strikeouts vs 240 free passes). They have relinquished 72 dingers and they allow 4.30 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball).

Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 16 save opportunities and they have walked away with 10 saves. They sit at 16th in baseball with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 236 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 55 times in high leverage situations and on 59 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of 99 inherited runners. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Cubs have compiled 35 holds and also 6 blown saves.

In their 6,021 innings on the diamond, the Cubs hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (9th in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in professional baseball). The Cubs have recorded 681 assists, 39 errors and have earned a total of 2,007 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Taillon has allowed 826 hits while he has tallied 755 K's in 841 innings. Taillon (53-40 career record) is the owner of a 4.02 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 376 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.234 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.56 and he has faced 3,518 hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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