San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 5/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The San Diego Padres (18-19) are headed to Wrigley Field on Tuesday where they will play the Chicago Cubs (21-14). The pitchers who are expected to start are Randy Vasquez and Shota Imanaga.

San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .412 and have struck out 276 times, while taking a walk on 118 occasions. They have 178 runs batted in in addition to 327 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is .259. The Padres have tallied 60 doubles as a unit and have knocked 40 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 187 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .325. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 5.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 4th in baseball.

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The Padres have compiled a team earned run average of 4.28 for the season (21st in baseball), and they have rung up 304 batters. Padres pitchers have surrendered 43 home runs and also 176 total runs (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 117 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.24 as a squad on the year. San Diego has allowed 298 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 156 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.60 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Padres bullpen have earned a save percentage of 76.9% and has come into the game in 30 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 63 runners for the year and 38.1% of them earned a run for their team. Padres pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 43 times and also have had 32 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 124 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 16 holds this year (24th in the league). They have compiled 10 saves on the year and have not converted 3 of 13 chances to save the game.

The San Diego Padres have 985 putouts so far this season, as well as 306 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball, and have a total of 30 double plays. The Padres have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,955 innings on the field, which ranks them 11th in baseball.

Vasquez (2-3 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.29 while going up against 203 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 41 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 21 walks. His ERA is 3.38 (17 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.368. Vasquez has taken the mound for 45 innings and is sitting with 38 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Chicago has knocked in 36 long balls this year and 157 runs batted in. They have recorded 52 doubles, while taking a walk 129 times as well as racking up 168 runs. The Chicago Cubs have a team OBP of .318 as well as a team batting average of .237 over the course of the season. The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .390 and they average 4.80 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have struck out on 301 instances (14th in baseball) and have 274 hits.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.260 and have a FIP of 3.77 as a unit over the course of the season. They rank 17th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 277. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 150 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.76 (130 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (301 strikeouts against 115 walks). They have yielded 31 HR's and they concede 4.34 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league).

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of their 56 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 50 times in high leverage situations and on 38 occasions with base runners. With 42 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 22 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They rank 21st in the league holding a save rate of 57.9%, and they have sent 116 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Chicago has had relievers enter the game in 19 save chances and they have come away with 11 saves.

Out of their 2,805 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 21 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in the majors). The Cubs have racked up 283 assists, 22 errors and have earned a total of 935 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Imanaga has given up 22 hits while totaling 35 K's in 34 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 3 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.750 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 8.75 and he has gone up against 132 opposing batters during his MLB career. Imanaga (5-0 career record) has earned a 0.78 earned run average while allowing 5.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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