Boston Red Sox at Chicago Cubs - 7/2/22 MLB Picks and Prediction

Boston Red Sox at Chicago Cubs - 7/2/22 MLB Picks and Prediction Photo by Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

Chicago Cubs (31-46) vs Boston Red Sox (43-34)

Game Info: Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 7:15 pm (Wrigley Field)

Alec Mills (0-1) (9.87) vs Josh Winckowski (3-1) (3.60)

Betting Odds: Chicago Cubs +120 / Boston Red Sox -140 --- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Boston Red Sox will play the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of their series at Wrigley Field on Saturday night.

The Boston Red Sox are 43-34 this season and have lost three of their last four games. Boston lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 6-5 on Friday afternoon. The Boston pitching staff has a 3.67 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average this season. The Red Sox offense has scored 369 runs with a .262 batting average and a .326 on base percentage this year. Rafael Devers is batting .326 with 17 home runs and 45 RBI’s for the Red Sox this season. The projected starter for Boston is Josh Winckowski, who is 3-1 with a 3.60 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP over 20 innings pitched this season.

The Chicago Cubs are 31-46 this season and have won four of their last five games. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Chicago won two out of the three games played in their series against the Reds. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.84 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and a .256 opponent batting average. The Cubs offense has scored 342 runs with a .250 batting average and a .327 on base percentage this year. Ian Happ is batting .286 with eight home runs and 37 RBI’s for the Cubs this season. The projected starter for Chicago is Alec Mills, who is 0-1 with a 9.87 ERA and a 1.73 WHIP over 17.1 innings pitched this season.

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Boston is 13-3 in their last 16 games following a loss and 7-3 in their last 10 game two’s of a series. The over is 5-2-1 in Boston’s last 8 game two’s of a series. Chicago is 4-1 in their last 5 games and 16-35 in their last 51 home games. The over is 4-1 in Chicago’s last 5 games. The over is 4-1 in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings.

Boston dropped Game 1 of this series on Friday afternoon, but has a good chance to bounce back here. The Red Sox will be facing Alex Mills, who has allowed 15 runs in his last three appearances. The Red Sox will start Josh Winckowski, who has allowed a total of eight runs across his four starts for Boston this season. I like Boston to bounce back here.

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