San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Chicago Cubs (34-38) will try to defeat the San Francisco Giants (35-37) at Wrigley Field on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Logan Webb and Justin Steele.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in the league. They have notched a total of 315 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. The Giants have tallied 112 two-baggers as a team and have hit 69 baseballs out of the park. They have 301 RBI's as well as 605 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .248. San Francisco is slugging .385 and have been called out on strikes 574 times, while drawing a walk on 234 occasions.

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The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.38 for the year (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 601 batters. Giants pitchers have conceded 69 home runs and 338 total runs (23rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 217 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a team on the year. San Francisco has surrendered 628 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 310 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33.

The Giants have dispatched 253 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 86 base runners this season with 38.4% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 13 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 9 of 22 save chances. The Giants relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 59.1% and has entered the game in 67 save situations. The bullpen have 45 holds so far this year (9th in baseball). Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 59 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have converted 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,730 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 29th in professional baseball. The Seattle Mariners are sitting with 1,910 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 730 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 22nd in MLB, and they have turned 66 double plays.

Webb (48-37 career record) has a FIP of 3.31 and he has faced 3,030 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 699 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 174 walks. His earned run average is 3.36 (277 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.176. Webb has taken the ball for 742 innings and has accounted for 676 K's during his pro baseball career.

Chicago has hit 68 home runs on the season to go along with 279 runs batted in. They have recorded 101 two-baggers, while taking a walk 251 times as well as scoring 298 runs. The Chicago Cubs are sitting with a team OBP of .308 as well as a team batting average of .226 over the course of the season. The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .364 and they tally 4.14 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have been rung up on 628 occasions (9th in MLB) and have totaled 539 base knocks.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 315 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.84 (271 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 74 home runs and they concede 4.46 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.274 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.90 (628 strikeouts vs 227 walks). They are sitting at 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 582.

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 31 save opportunities and they have tallied 16 saves. They are ranked 27th in MLB with a save rate of 51.6%, and they have dispatched 221 relievers onto the field on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 95 times in high leverage situations in addition to 75 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.9% of 103 inherited base runners. Sitting with 62 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 30 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 38 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Cubs have recorded 573 assists, 41 errors and have a total of 1,906 putouts so far this year. In their 5,718 innings on the diamond, the Cubs hold a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (19th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Steele has surrendered 370 hits while he has earned 409 K's in 399 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 146 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.242 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.25 and he has gone up against 1,686 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Steele (24-19 career mark) holds a 3.29 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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