Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (57-33) will try to defeat the Chicago Cubs (42-49) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday. The men taking the mound will be Shota Imanaga and Corbin Burnes.

As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are compiling 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 19th in baseball. They have accumulated 374 runs while having a team OBP of .310. The Cubs have tallied 130 doubles as a team and have hit 87 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 350 runs batted in and 687 hits on the season, while their team batting average is .229. Chicago is slugging .369 and have been rung up 814 times, while being walked on 314 occasions.

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The Cubs have an ERA of 3.91 so far this season (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 795 hitters. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 99 long balls and also 398 total runs (16th in the league). They have walked 285 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.97 as a team on the season. Chicago has allowed 727 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 349 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26.

The Cubs bullpen have earned a save rate of 55.3% and stepped onto the hill in 75 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 136 runners so far this season and 33.1% of those players crossed home plate. Cubs bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 91 times as well as having 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have dispatched 274 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 36 holds on the campaign (27th in baseball). They have accumulated 21 saves for the season and have missed out on 17 of their 38 save opportunities.

The Cubs have turned 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,227 innings, ranking them 13th in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs have earned 2,409 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 725 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 20th in baseball, and they have turned 48 double plays.

Imanaga (7-2 career record) has a FIP of 3.12 and he has faced 373 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 86 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 15 free passes. His ERA is 3.16 (32 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.110. Imanaga has taken the ball for 91 innings and is sitting with 92 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Baltimore Orioles have recorded an on-base percentage of .316 and a team batting average of .256 on the campaign. They have struck out on 724 occasions (20th in the league) and have notched a total of 797 base hits. Baltimore has 146 home runs on the campaign as well as 450 runs batted in. The Orioles have a team slugging % of .460 and they average 5.16 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have put up 161 two-baggers, while getting a free base 250 times and putting up 464 runs.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.172 with a FIP of 3.77 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (773 strikeouts against 262 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 685. They have given up 89 home runs and they relinquish 3.99 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have relinquished 358 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.58 (321 earned runs allowed).

Baltimore relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.9% of 142 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 102 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with runners on. With 122 save situations, the Orioles have earned 77 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They sit at 9th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.9%, and they have dispatched 303 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 45 save opportunities and they have converted 31 saves.

In 7,275 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (4th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 48 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in the majors). The Orioles have 749 assists, 41 errors and have a total of 2,425 putouts this year.

In his career, Burnes has allowed 632 base hits while tallying 975 strikeouts in 821 innings. He has given up a total of 286 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.052 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. His K/BB ratio is 4.22 and he has faced 3,310 hitters thus far in his career. Burnes (54-30 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.14 ERA while allowing 6.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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