Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Petco Park is where the San Diego Padres (19-11) will take on the Chicago Cubs (10-18) on Wednesday. The starting pitchers are Mark Leiter Jr. and Nick Martínez.

As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are notching 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 19th in MLB. They have a total of 109 runs while holding a team OBP of .313. The Cubs have hit 48 two-baggers as a team and have hit 20 balls out of the park. They have 97 runs batted in and 214 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .235. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .362 and have been called out on strikes 246 times, while taking a walk on 94 occasions.

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Cubs pitchers have conceded 33 long balls in addition to 123 total runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 94 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.17 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.49 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. The Cubs hold a team ERA of 4.19 over the course of the season (25th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 234 hitters.

The Cubs relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 70.0% and has come into the game in 22 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 45 base runners so far this year with 31.1% of those runners ended up scoring. Cubs relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 28 times in addition to having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 93 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have notched 9 holds this season (28th in the league). They have accumulated 7 saves on the campaign and have not converted 3 out of their 10 save opportunities.

The Chicago Cubs have a total of 729 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 262 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 16th in pro baseball, and have a total of 33 double plays. The Cubs have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,187 innings, which ranks them 20th in MLB.

Leiter Jr. (3-8 career mark) holds a FIP of 5.56 while going up against 567 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 136 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 50 free passes. His ERA is 5.72 (79 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.496. Leiter Jr. has pitched in 124 frames and has earned 116 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

San Diego has compiled 25 home runs for the season to go along with 124 runs batted in. They have hit 40 doubles, while walking 123 times and putting up 127 runs. The San Diego Padres have earned an on-base percentage of .314 and a team batting average of .220 this season. The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .351 and they are scoring 4.23 runs per outing (12th in baseball). They have been rung up on 252 instances (12th in the league) and have accounted for 213 base hits.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.149 and have a FIP of 3.70 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.85 (262 strikeouts vs 92 walks). They come in at 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 216. They have relinquished 29 dingers and they yield 3.96 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The San Diego pitching staff have given up 118 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.59 (107 earned runs surrendered).

San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 54.1% out of their 37 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 35 times in high leverage situations and also on 22 occasions with base runners. With 43 save situations, the Padres have accrued 24 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are ranked 8th in MLB holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 96 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. San Diego has had relievers enter the contest in 16 save chances and they have walked away with 12 saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 25 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in professional baseball). The Padres have 268 assists, 11 errors and have accumulated 804 putouts so far this season. Out of their 2,412 innings played, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (6th in MLB).

So far in his career, Martinez has given up 479 hits while he has accumulated 259 strikeouts in 442 innings pitched. Martinez (19-32 career mark) holds a 4.68 earned run average while allowing 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 230 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.448 and having a FIP of 5.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.61 and he has faced 1,937 batters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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