Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 5/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Wrigley Field is where the Chicago Cubs (15-20) will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (18-20) on Thursday. The starting pitchers are Zac Gallen and Marcus Stroman.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 3.6 runs per outing, which has them at 24th in the league. They have 137 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .290. The Diamondbacks have hit 54 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 41 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 128 RBI's as well as 250 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .205. Arizona is slugging .358 and have been called out on strikes 352 times, while taking a walk on 138 occasions.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 34 home runs and 163 runs in total (25th in baseball). They have walked 120 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 3.90 so far this year (20th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 269 batters.

Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 36 times and also have had 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 24 holds for the season (9th in baseball). The Diamondbacks relievers have recorded a save percentage of 70.6% and has come into the game in 41 save situations. They have tallied 12 saves this season and have blown 5 of their 17 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 51 runners this season and 31.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 138 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Diamondbacks have converted 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,015 innings on the diamond, ranking them 14th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 1,005 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 312 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .977 which has them ranked 28th in the majors, and have 33 double plays.

Gallen has taken the hill for 307 innings and has earned 352 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Gallen (12-18 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.72 and he has gone up against 1,277 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.19 (109 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.164. He has given up 243 hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 115 walks.

The Chicago Cubs have recorded an OBP of .313 in addition to a team batting average of .235 for the year. They have been rung up on 315 occasions (12th in baseball) and are sitting with 270 hits. Chicago is sitting with 28 home runs this season as well as 132 RBIs. The Cubs have a team SLG% of .370 and they have an average of 4.17 runs per game (16th in the league). They have put up 60 two-baggers, while walking 116 times as well as putting up 146 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 141 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.82 (129 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 36 dingers and they allow 4.17 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.273 with a FIP of 3.86 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.71 (295 strikeouts against 109 free passes). They rank 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 278.

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.8% out of their 52 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 34 times in high leverage situations and also on 34 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 10 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 11th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 115 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 14 save chances and they have tallied 10 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 41 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Cubs have recorded 323 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 912 putouts over the course of the season. In their 2,736 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (23rd in the majors).

During his MLB career, Stroman has surrendered 1,038 base hits while earning 875 strikeouts in 1,054 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 430 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.264 and having a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.97 and he has gone up against 4,387 hitters during his MLB career. Stroman (62-63 career mark) holds a 3.67 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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