Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 7/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Wrigley Field is where the Chicago Cubs (39-46) will meet the Philadelphia Phillies (55-29) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Zack Wheeler and Hayden Wesneski.

As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 4th in baseball. They have notched a total of 420 runs and hold an OBP of .333. The Phillies have earned 137 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 99 balls out of the park. They have recorded 402 RBI's in addition to 744 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is .259. Philadelphia is slugging .421 and have been rung up 698 times, while drawing a walk on 300 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.47 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.12. Phillies pitchers have allowed 67 home runs and 299 runs in total (1st in MLB). Philadelphia has conceded 633 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 259 earned runs. The Phillies have compiled a team ERA of 3.08 for the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 757 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 218 opposing players and their FIP is 3.31 as a team so far this season.

Phillies pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 59 times in addition to having 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 39 holds so far this year (23rd in the league). The Phillies relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 62.9% and has entered the game in 75 save situations. They have compiled 22 saves on the season and have not converted 13 of their 35 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 77 runners this year with 36.4% of those runners ended up scoring. The Phillies have sent 255 relievers to the hill this season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have earned 2,271 putouts this year, as well as 776 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which puts them in 26th in the majors, and have a total of 65 double plays. The Phillies have turned 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of 6,813 innings, ranking them 12th in MLB.

Wheeler (96-67 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.35 and he has gone up against 6,134 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,302 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 436 walks. His earned run average is 3.40 (560 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.171. Wheeler has pitched in 1,484 frames and is sitting with 1,513 punch outs in his MLB career.

Chicago has hit 82 home runs on the year as well as 324 runs batted in. They have 117 doubles, while walking 300 times as well as scoring 347 runs. The Chicago Cubs hold an OBP of .311 in addition to a batting average of .228 so far this year. The Cubs hold a slugging % of .368 and they average 4.08 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 760 occasions (6th in the league) and have a total of 641 hits.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 377 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.98 (331 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 93 home runs and they allow 4.53 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.276 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (749 strikeouts against 270 free passes). They are sitting at 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 686.

Chicago has called on relievers to take the mound in 37 save chances and they have come away with 20 saves. They rank 25th in MLB with a save percentage of 54.1%, and they have dispatched 258 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 110 times in high leverage situations and also on 88 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.2% out of their 128 inherited base runners. With 73 save situations, the Cubs have 35 holds and 17 blown saves.

In their 6,741 innings played, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in MLB). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 45 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (19th in pro baseball). The Cubs have 672 assists, 46 errors and have a total of 2,247 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Wesneski has allowed 142 hits and he has 160 punch outs in 168 innings pitched. He has conceded 72 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.174 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 698 batters in his pro baseball career. Wesneski (8-11 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.86 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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