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Jun 21, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) is congratulated by third baseman Kris Bryant (17) after hitting a home run during the fifth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
On Thursday, June 30th, the (48-26) Chicago Cubs will be on the road to take on the (40-34) New York Mets. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Cubs 4.2 – Mets 2.9 with an over/under of 7.1. The Mets are (19-16) at home this season whereas the Cubs are (23-13) on the road. The Cubs are (4-6) in their last ten games while the Mets are (5-5).
Starting Pitchers: NYM- DeGrom (3-4, 2.67) vs CHC- Lackey (7-4, 3.29)
Batting Stats:
Runs Scored: Cubs 385 (4th) Mets 270 (28th)
Batting Average: Cubs .253 (15th) Mets .232 (29th)
On Base Percentage: Cubs .348 (2nd) Mets .306 (25th)
Total Bases: Cubs 1058 (15th) Mets 988 (27th)
Stolen Bases: Cubs 29 (21st) Mets 15 (29th)
Pitching Stats:
Team Earned Run Average: Cubs 2.83 (1st) Mets 3.20 (2nd)
Batting Average Against: .206 Cubs (1st) Mets .249 (11th)
Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Cubs 1.08 (1st) Mets 1.20 (6th)
Strikeouts: Cubs 662 (2nd) Mets 631 (11th)
Saves: Mets 27 (4th) Cubs 14 (28th)
Fielding Stats:
Errors: Mets 40 (13th) Cubs 47 (19th)
Summary:
Looking at the stats I was actually really surprised that the Cubs were not only ahead of the Mets in nearly every pitching category but also are leading all of baseball. Mets’ star righty Jacob DeGrom has received the third worst run support in all of baseball (2.92). Cubs hitters are hitting a combined .285 off of DeGrom whereas John Lackey has held the Mets to a combined .235 average. I agree with “The Crowd” expecting this to be a low scoring game with two very quality starting pitchers going head to head. In the end I like the Cubs to take this one on the road because the Mets struggle to score for DeGrom.
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