MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are 25-21 at home this season and the Arizona Diamondbacks are 23-24 on the road this season. This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Cubs starter Justin Steele is forecasted to have a better game than Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly. Justin Steele has a 37% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Merrill Kelly has a 30% chance of a QS. If Justin Steele has a quality start the Cubs has a 78% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.8 and he has a 34% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Cubs win 59%. In Merrill Kelly quality starts the Diamondbacks win 62%. He has a 39% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 62% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Chicago Cubs is Justin Steele who averaged 3.11 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 67% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Cubs have a 67% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Arizona Diamondbacks is Merrill Kelly who averaged 3.43 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 77% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Diamondbacks have a 53% chance of winning.
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