Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Monday, May 23, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Chicago Cubs (15-24) are en route to Great American Ball Park on Monday where they will try to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (11-28). The starting pitchers will be Drew Smyly and Vladimir Gutierrez.

The Cubs have hit 66 doubles as a squad and have hit 35 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago is slugging .373 and have struck out 354 times, while being walked on 129 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 4.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 17th in MLB. They have compiled 147 RBI's and 297 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is .231. They have accumulated 161 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .309.

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The Cubs have a team ERA of 3.93 so far this season (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 339 hitters. They have walked 121 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a unit this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 46 home runs and 164 runs in total (15th in the league).

Cubs bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 37 times as well as having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 11 holds so far this season (28th in the league). The Cubs relievers have a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 29 save situations. They have recorded 10 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 of their 15 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 54 base runners this season with 29.6% of them crossed home plate. The Cubs have sent 132 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Chicago Cubs are sitting with 1,023 putouts for the season, as well as 358 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 21st in baseball, and they have twisted 43 double plays. The Cubs have transformed 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,069 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 24th in MLB.

Smyly has taken the hill for 871 innings and has earned 857 punch outs in his career. Smyly (47-44 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.30 and he has faced 3,667 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.17 (404 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.280. He has surrendered 842 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 273 free passes.

The Reds hold a team slugging percentage of .351 and they average 3.90 runs per game (20th in the league). They have hit 69 two-baggers, while walking 113 times and putting up 152 runs. Cincinnati has knocked in 31 home runs so far this year to go along with 147 RBIs. They have struck out on 348 occasions (10th in the league) and have a total of 276 base knocks. The Cincinnati Reds have recorded an OBP of .291 and a batting average of .219 for the season.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.498 in addition to having a FIP of 4.89 as a staff on the year. They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 330. The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 217 runs for the season while having an ERA of 5.70 (211 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.93 (327 strikeouts against 169 walks). They have allowed 52 dingers and they yield 5.86 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Sitting with 17 save situations, the Reds have recorded 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 8 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 24 times in high leverage situations in addition to 45 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.0% of 75 inherited base runners. They sit at 25th in baseball with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 145 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 27 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Reds have racked up 294 assists, 14 errors and have accumulated 999 putouts so far this year. Out of their 2,997 innings on the field, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (25th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Gutierrez has surrendered 147 hits and he has 107 strikeouts in 140 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 85 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.514 and a FIP of 5.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.65 and he has faced 624 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Gutierrez (9-11 career win-loss mark) holds a 5.46 earned run average and has conceded 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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