New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (36-39) will attempt to beat the New York Mets (35-38) on Saturday. The men taking the mound are Tylor Megill and Jameson Taillon.

The Mets have accumulated 124 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 83 baseballs out of the stadium. New York is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 580 times, while being walked on 228 occasions. As a squad, the New York Mets are earning 4.6 runs per outing, which is 11th in MLB. They have accrued 321 runs batted in and 620 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average sits at .246. They have notched a total of 337 runs while having a team OBP of .317.

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The Mets hold a team earned run average of 4.13 for the season (20th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 636 hitters. Mets pitchers have given up 69 long balls and 344 total runs (22nd in baseball). They have walked 282 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.04 as a team this year. New York has conceded 572 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 301 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.26 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Mets have dispatched 244 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 97 base runners for the season with 34.0% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 17 saves so far this year and have blown 12 out of their 29 save opportunities. The Mets relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 58.6% and has come into the game in 81 save situations. The relievers have a total of 52 holds so far this year (4th in baseball). Mets relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 75 times in addition to having 96 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mets have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,907 innings, which ranks them 14th in MLB. The New York Mets have accounted for 1,969 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 624 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 27th in professional baseball, and they have turned 61 double plays.

Megill (19-19 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.53 and he has gone up against 1,279 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 302 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 111 free passes. His ERA is 4.60 (150 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.408. Megill has taken the hill for 293 frames and has racked up 292 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Chicago Cubs have accumulated a team OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .230 on the season. They have been rung up on 650 occasions (9th in baseball) and have earned a total of 571 hits. Chicago has tallied 73 home runs on the season as well as 294 RBIs. The Cubs hold a slugging percentage of .370 and they have an average of 4.20 runs per game (18th in the league). They have 106 doubles, while getting a free base 262 times as well as putting up 315 runs.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.275 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a staff so far this season. They come in at 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 601. The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 329 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.86 (284 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (662 strikeouts against 243 walks). They have surrendered 78 home runs and they give up 4.47 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have walked away with 18 saves. They are currently ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 52.9%, and they have sent 231 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 99 times in high leverage situations in addition to 80 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.3% of 113 inherited runners. With 67 save situations, the Cubs have 32 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 38 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in MLB). The Cubs have 596 assists, 42 errors and have a total of 1,987 putouts so far this season. In their 5,961 innings on the field, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Taillon has surrendered 983 base knocks while accumulating 893 punch outs in 1,002 innings. Taillon (62-48 career record) has earned a 3.95 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 440 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.230 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.57 and he has faced 4,196 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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