Game: Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Monday, 23 September 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (78-75) are on the road at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, where they will face the Philadelphia Phillies (91-62). The starting pitchers are Jordan Wicks and Aaron Nola.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs score 4.6 runs per game, ranking 12th in baseball. They have scored 705 total runs and hold a .318 on-base percentage. As a team, the Cubs have hit 241 doubles and hit 163 balls out of the park. They have 665 RBIs and 1,256 hits on the year, while their team batting average is .244. Chicago has a .396 slugging percentage and has been taken out of the game for strikes 1,302 times while walking 514 times.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.79 and the pitchers have a combined WHIP of 1.25. Cubs pitchers have allowed 172 home runs and 641 runs (12th in the league). Chicago has allowed 1,230 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 575 earned runs. The Cubs have a team earned run average of 3.83 this season (9th in MLB) and their team has struck out 1,291 batters. They have struck out 463 opposing batters via walks and their FIP over the course of the season as a team is 4.05.

The Cubs have sent 470 relievers to the mound so far this year. Relievers have taken on 204 baserunners for the season, with 31.4% of them crossing the plate. They have accumulated 35 saves so far this year, missing 26 of 61 save opportunities. The Cubs bullpen has posted a 57.4% save rate and has entered the game in 139 save situations. Relievers have 77 holds this season (20th in baseball). Cubs pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 133 times and have had 161 appearances in high-pressure situations.

The Cubs have converted 70.4% of balls into outs in 12,171 innings on the field, ranking 12th in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs have totaled 4,057 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,251 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage currently stands at .986, which ranks them 7th in professional baseball, and they have accumulated 85 double plays.

Wicks has carried the ball for 80 innings and has 66 Ks during his MLB career. His ERA is 5.05 (45 ERs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.484. He has allowed 88 base hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and 31 walks. Wicks (6-5 career win-loss record) has posted a 4.97 FIP and has faced 359 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Phillies have a team SLG% of .424 and are scoring 4.83 runs per game (5th in the league). They have hit 272 two-baggers, gotten a free base 491 times and scored 739 runs. Philadelphia has hit 185 home runs and 707 RBIs this season. They have hit a base 1,293 times (17th in the league) and have 1,348 total base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have an OBP of .326 and a team batting average of .258 this year.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.220 and a team FIP of 3.86 this year. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 8.90 (1,345 strikeouts vs. 413 walks). As a team, they rank 20th in MLB with 1,252 hits allowed. They have allowed 171 long balls and allowed 4.12 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). Philadelphia’s pitchers have allowed 625 runs this year and have an ERA of 3.78 (573 earned runs allowed).

Philadelphia’s bullpen pitchers have entered the mound in 55 save opportunities and have made 36 saves. They currently rank 9th in MLB with a 65.5% save percentage and have fielded 487 relievers this season. Their relief pitchers have entered the mound 162 times in high-pressure situations and 89 times with runners on the field. Philadelphia’s relievers have a 35.5% score percentage taken on 121 runners taken on. In 129 save situations, the Phillies have 73 holds and 19 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 115 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Phillies have 1,391 assists, 80 errors and 4,097 putouts this season. In their 12,291 innings on the field, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in MLB).

In his career so far, Nola has allowed 1,407 base hits and has 1,765 Ks in 1,609 innings pitched. Nola (career record 102-79) has a 3.70 earned run average and allows 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 662 ERs and holds a 1.135 WHIP and a 3.6 FIP. He has a 4.21 strikeout-to-walk ratio and has faced 6,586 batters during his professional baseball career.

Who will win today’s MLB game against the spread or the moneyline?

Tony Sink’s choice: Take Chicago

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