New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The New York Yankees (80-60) are headed to Wrigley Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Chicago Cubs (72-68). The starting pitchers are Luis Gil and Javier Assad.

As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 5.1 runs per outing, which is 2nd in MLB. They have accumulated 714 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .335. The Yankees have hit 216 doubles as a team and have hit 213 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 688 RBI's and 1,191 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .252. New York is slugging .439 and have struck out 1,129 times, while being walked on 569 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.68 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Yankees pitchers have given up 159 long balls and also 596 runs in total (11th in the league). New York has given up 1,122 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 540 earned runs. The Yankees have compiled a team earned run average of 3.88 this season (9th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,238 hitters. They have walked 462 opposing players and their FIP is 4.16 as a team on the season.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 154 times in addition to having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 72 holds over the course of the season (15th in the league). The Yankees relievers have compiled a save rate of 66.1% and has entered the game in 130 save situations. They have earned 37 saves this year and have missed out on 19 of 56 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 232 base runners for the year with 36.6% of those runners crossed home plate. The Yankees have dispatched 454 relievers to the mound this season.

The New York Yankees have a total of 3,755 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,134 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 24th in professional baseball, and they have turned 95 double plays. The Yankees have transformed 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,265 innings, ranking them 15th in baseball.

Gil (13-7 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.44 while going up against 672 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 108 base knocks (6.2 hits per 9 innings) with 87 walks. His earned run average is 3.49 (61 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.240. Gil has taken the ball for 157 innings and has 187 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Cubs hold a slugging % of .396 and they average 4.58 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have put up 230 doubles, while taking a walk 470 times and putting up 641 runs. Chicago has compiled 149 HRs so far this year to go along with 605 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,193 occasions (14th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,135 base knocks. The Chicago Cubs hold an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .241 so far this season.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.237 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (1,191 strikeouts vs 411 walks). They are sitting at 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,119. They have yielded 151 long balls and they concede 4.25 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 584 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.78 (520 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 54 save opportunities and they have walked away with 31 saves. They are ranked 25th in the league holding a save rate of 57.4%, and they have dispatched 424 relievers to the hill on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 142 times in high leverage situations and also on 122 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.1% out of 183 inherited base runners. With 121 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 66 holds and also 23 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 73 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Cubs have recorded 1,139 assists, 70 errors and have amassed 3,711 putouts this year. In their 11,133 innings on the field, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (13th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Assad has given up 246 base hits and he has 230 punch outs in 273 frames. He has given up 95 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.319 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 and he has gone up against 1,157 hitters in his career. Assad (14-9 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.13 ERA and has allowed 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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