San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 4/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-115) Chicago (-105)

The San Diego Padres (12-12) are hitting the road to Wrigley Field on Wednesday where they will compete against the Chicago Cubs (12-9). The odds on this game have the Padres at -115 and the Cubs are sitting at -105. The betting total is set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Michael Wacha and Drew Smyly.

San Diego is slugging .378 and have been called out on strikes 214 times, while taking a walk on 90 occasions. They have accounted for 88 RBI's as well as 167 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .216. The Padres have tallied 42 doubles as a team and have hit 27 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 92 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .301. As a team, the San Diego Padres are recording 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 25th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.27 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36. Padres pitchers have given up 25 home runs in addition to 105 runs in total (17th in the league). San Diego has given up 201 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 103 earned runs. The Padres are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.34 over the course of the season (17th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 204 hitters. They have walked 90 batters and their FIP is 4.34 as a unit this year.

The Padres have dispatched 73 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 28 runners for the year with 35.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 8 saves on the season and have blown 3 of 11 save chances. The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 72.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 31 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 20 holds on the year (5th in the league). Padres relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 14 times as well as having 30 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have amassed 641 putouts this season, as well as 229 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .993 which puts them in 1st in baseball, and they have twisted 22 double plays. The Padres have transformed 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,923 innings on the field, which has them sitting 15th in professional baseball.

Wacha (76-51 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.08 and he has gone up against 4,985 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,167 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 376 free passes. His earned run average is 4.10 (535 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.314. Wacha has taken the hill for 1,174 frames and has accumulated 1,039 punch outs so far in his career.

The Cubs hold a team slugging percentage of .448 and they are recording 5.76 runs per outing (3rd in baseball). They have notched 36 doubles, while taking a walk 73 times and recording 121 runs. Chicago is sitting with 28 home runs on the season to go along with 115 runs batted in. They have struck out on 174 occasions (27th in baseball) and have accounted for 206 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have recorded a team OBP of .349 in addition to a team batting average of .280 on the campaign.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.169 in addition to having a FIP of 3.88 as a team on the campaign. They sit at 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 149. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 82 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.68 (77 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.80 (206 strikeouts vs 71 free passes). They have conceded 22 home runs and they relinquish 3.92 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 5 save opportunities and they have converted 2 saves. They are ranked 29th in the league with a save rate of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 67 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 10 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of their 16 inherited runners. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 10 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 13 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (19th in the majors). The Cubs have racked up 185 assists, 11 errors and are sitting with 566 putouts on the season. In 1,698 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (6th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Smyly has allowed 919 base hits while tallying 945 punch outs in 966 innings pitched. Smyly (55-48 record in his career) has a 4.08 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 438 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.258 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.18 and he has gone up against 4,058 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego (-115)

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