Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports North

The Chicago Cubs (55-60) will take on the Minnesota Twins (63-48) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The men taking the mound will be Joe Ryan and Javier Assad.

The Twins have recorded 224 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 135 balls out of the stadium. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .430 and have struck out 894 times, while drawing a walk on 345 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which is 6th in MLB. They have amassed 518 RBI's and 957 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is .253. They have 547 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326.

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The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.11 on the season (19th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,021 hitters. Twins pitchers have conceded 127 home runs and 485 runs in total (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 288 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.79 as a squad this season. Minnesota has relinquished 865 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 450 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.55 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.17.

The Twins have dispatched 358 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 128 base runners over the course of the season with 46.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 31 saves this year and have blown 14 of 45 chances to save the game. The Twins relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 68.9% and stepped onto the hill in 114 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 68 holds this season (9th in the league). Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 87 times as well as having 132 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,859 innings, which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball. The Minnesota Twins have 2,953 putouts this year, in addition to 838 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 9th in professional baseball, and have a total of 52 double plays.

Ryan has taken the ball for 468 innings and has tallied 523 punch outs thus far in his career. Ryan (33-26 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.86 and he has faced 1,907 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.92 (204 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.077. He has given up 395 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 109 free passes.

Chicago has accumulated 115 home runs on the season as well as 450 runs batted in. They have 178 two-baggers, while taking a walk 375 times and recording 478 runs. The Chicago Cubs have an on-base percentage of .309 and a team batting average of .234 this year. The Cubs have a team SLG% of .380 and they are recording 4.16 runs per contest (21st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,004 instances (10th in baseball) and have accounted for 894 hits.

The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 481 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.76 (424 earned runs given up). They have conceded 121 dingers and they concede 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (978 strikeouts against 345 walks). They sit at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 914.

Sitting with 95 save situations, the Cubs have 49 holds and also 21 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 45 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 126 times in high leverage situations and also on 108 occasions with base runners. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.4% out of their 159 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 53.3%, and they have dispatched 345 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 62 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in pro baseball). The Cubs have accrued 918 assists, 56 errors and have 3,045 putouts over the course of the season. In 9,135 innings on the diamond, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (10th in the majors).

In his career, Assad has conceded 218 base hits and he has 213 punch outs in 245 innings. He has given up 85 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.321 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 and he has faced 1,043 batters in his career. Assad (12-8 career mark) holds a 3.12 ERA and has allowed 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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