San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Monday, September 4, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (72-64) will play the San Francisco Giants (70-66) at Wrigley Field on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Logan Webb and Justin Steele.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 22nd in the league. They have accounted for 584 runs and have an on-base percentage of .313. The Giants have accrued 218 doubles as a squad and have hit 145 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 563 runs batted in and 1,088 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .238. San Francisco is slugging .386 and have struck out 1,283 times, while taking a walk on 448 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.36 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Giants pitchers have given up 148 home runs and also 585 runs (11th in the league). San Francisco has conceded 1,159 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 533 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 3.97 on the campaign (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,165 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 347 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a squad on the campaign.

The Giants relievers have a save percentage of 66.2% and has come into the game in 137 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 172 base runners for the year and 32.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Giants relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 126 times as well as having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 420 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen have a total of 67 holds so far this year (21st in MLB). They have 45 saves for the year and have missed out on 23 out of their 68 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 3,624 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,340 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them ranked 28th in pro baseball, and have a total of 122 double plays. The Giants have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,872 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 25th in professional baseball.

Webb has taken the hill for 615 frames and is sitting with 573 punch outs so far in his career. Webb (40-30 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.20 while he has faced 2,518 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.48 (238 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.184. He has conceded 578 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 150 free passes.

The Chicago Cubs have compiled an on-base percentage of .328 as well as a team batting average of .252 on the year. They have struck out on 1,193 occasions (12th in the league) and have a total of 1,158 hits. Chicago has compiled 163 home runs for the year as well as 650 RBIs. The Cubs hold a team SLG% of .415 and they score 4.98 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have recorded 217 doubles, while taking a walk 479 times as well as scoring 677 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 598 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.07 (544 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 146 long balls and they surrender 4.47 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.271 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a staff this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,135 strikeouts against 421 free passes). They rank 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,108.

Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.0% out of their 182 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 117 times in high leverage situations in addition to 107 occasions with runners on. With 117 save situations, the Cubs have 72 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They rank 8th in baseball with a save rate of 68.2%, and they have dispatched 420 relievers to the mound so far this season. Chicago has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 44 save chances and they have earned 30 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 117 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in pro baseball). The Cubs have recorded 1,237 assists, 74 errors and have earned a total of 3,610 putouts over the course of the season. In their 10,830 innings played, the Cubs have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (10th in professional baseball).

In his career, Steele has given up 299 hits while he has totaled 326 strikeouts in 320 innings. Steele (23-14 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.15 ERA and has conceded 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 112 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.272 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 and he has gone up against 1,357 batters in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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