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Cubs vs Mets Prediction - MLB Picks 8/9/23

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Aug 09, 2023 / 9444 Views

Evan Walker

New York Mets (51-62) vs Chicago Cubs (59-55)

Game Info: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 7:10 pm (Citi Field)

David Peterson (3-7) (5.65) vs Kyle Hendricks (4-6) (3.98)

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The Chicago Cubs will play the New York Mets in Game 3 of their series on Wednesday night at Citi Field in New York. The Mets won the first game in this series by a score of 11-2 on Monday, but the Cubs answered back with a 3-2 win on Tuesday night. Chicago is right in the middle of the NL Central race, while New York is fourth in the NL East.

Cubs Preview

The Chicago Cubs are 59-55 this season and they have won six of their last eight Games. Chicago came into this series off of a very impressive series win against the Braves, where they won two out of three Games. The Cubs haven’t hit the ball particularly well in this series, but they are one of the hottest hitting teams over the last few weeks. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.15 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a .245 opponent batting average this year. The Cubs offense has scored 579 runs with a .257 batting average and a .334 on base percentage. Dansby Swanson is batting .259 with 17 home runs and 55 RBI’s for the Cubs. The projected starting pitcher for Chicago is Kyle Hendricks, who is 4-6 with a 3.98 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP over 81.1 innings pitched this season.

Mets Preview

The New York Mets are 51-62 this season and they have lost seven of their last eight games. New York has been an absolute disaster recently and they have been swept in their last two series by Baltimore and Kansas City. The New York pitching staff has a 4.38 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and a .249 opponent batting average. The Mets offense has scored 493 runs with a .237 batting average and a .316 on base percentage this season. Pete Alonso is batting .226 with 34 home runs and 85 RBI’s for the Mets. The projected starting pitcher for New York is David Peterson, who is 3-7 with a 5.65 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP over 65.1 innings pitched this year.

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Matchup/League Facts

The Chicago Cubs ranks 3rd in the league for walks this season (408).

The Chicago Cubs are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both steals and batting average this season.

The New York Mets ranks 4th in the league for strikeouts against this season (881).

The New York Mets ranks 11th in the league for home runs this season (140).

Pick

The Cubs were able to bounce back with a win in Game 2 on Tuesday and they need to take advantage of a reeling Mets team. Chicago has been one of the best teams in the MLB since the All-Star break and they are .500 on the road. The Cubs are starting Kyle Hendricks, who has allowed 12 earned runs over his last three starts (17.1 IP). New York is starting David Peterson, who has allowed no earned runs over his last eight innings of work, most of which has came out of the bullpen. I am going to side with the Cubs in this Game, as I do not like what I have seen from the Mets over the last two weeks.