New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (80-60) are hitting the road to Wrigley Field on Sunday where they will go up against the Chicago Cubs (72-68). The expected starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon.

The Yankees have tallied 216 two-baggers as a team and have hit 213 balls out of the stadium. New York is slugging .439 and have struck out 1,129 times, while taking a walk on 569 occasions. As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have 688 RBI's and 1,191 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .252. They have 714 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27. Yankees pitchers have given up 159 home runs and also 596 total runs (11th in baseball). New York has given up 1,122 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 540 earned runs. The Yankees have compiled a team ERA of 3.88 for the season (9th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,238 hitters. They have walked 462 hitters and their FIP is 4.15 as a squad this season.

Yankees relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 154 times in addition to having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 72 holds so far this year (15th in baseball). The Yankees relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.1% and has come into the game in 130 save situations. They have earned 37 saves this season and have blown 19 out of their 56 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 232 base runners over the course of the season and 36.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Yankees have dispatched 454 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Yankees have converted 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,265 innings, which has them sitting 15th in baseball. The New York Yankees have a total of 3,755 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,134 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which ranks 24th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 95 double plays.

Cole has taken the mound for 1,928 frames and has accumulated 2,230 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Cole (151-78 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.14 while he has gone up against 7,764 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.18 (682 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.094. He has given up 1,615 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 494 walks.

Chicago has accumulated 149 home runs so far this year to go along with 605 RBIs. They have recorded 230 doubles, while taking a walk 470 times and scoring 641 runs. The Chicago Cubs are sitting with an OBP of .317 as well as a team batting average of .241 this season. The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .396 and they average 4.58 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have struck out on 1,193 occasions (16th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,135 base hits.

The Cubs have a WHIP of 1.237 and have a FIP of 3.95 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (1,191 strikeouts against 411 walks). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,119. They have given up 151 homers and they allow 4.25 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 584 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.78 (520 earned runs allowed).

With 121 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 66 holds and 23 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 54 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 142 times in high leverage situations and also on 122 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.1% of 183 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 25th in the league holding a save rate of 57.4%, and they have dispatched 424 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 73 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in the majors). The Cubs have 1,139 assists, 70 errors and have earned 3,711 putouts so far this season. In 11,133 innings played, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (13th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Taillon has allowed 1,055 base knocks while he has tallied 957 K's in 1,081 innings. He has allowed 476 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.217 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.67 and he has gone up against 4,512 hitters during his MLB career. Taillon (68-53 mark in his career) has a 3.96 ERA while surrendering 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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