Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres 3/26/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Chicago Cubs (4-4) travel to face-off with the San Diego Padres (2-4) in the MLB Spring Training Cactus League Tournament at Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 4:10 PM ET.

Chicago will try to get back on the winning track in this match-up after losing two consecutive contests to the LA Angels (4-5) and the blowout loss to the Colorado Rockies (1-17) yesterday.

The Cubs are in 8th place at 4-4 in the Cactus League Conference with a .500 team percentage and 2 games behind first place while gaining 37 runs but wasted 51 for a -14 run difference this spring training.

Chicago struggled in their match versus Colorado after chasing a 1-10 lead by the Rockies in the 5th frame and never recovered from there after allowing 7 more runs in the remaining frames of their 1-17 defeat yesterday.

Catcher/1st Baseman John Hicks earned one home run as one of the five batters of the Cubs who hit a homer this spring training and also led in RBIs with four while Infielder Ildemaro Vargas led Chicago with four hits on the season.

The Cubs recorded a team batting average of .235, a team ERA of 3.72, and a slugging percentage of .350 while hitting 36 runs and completed 5 homers with 65 hits this spring training. RHP Kyle Hendricks made a slow start as he allowed 8 hits and 3 runs in just 4.0 innings of work in climbing up the hill twice this season.

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Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Predictions 3/26/2022

The San Diego Padres disappointed the Los Angeles Angels with a 3-0 shutout win two days ago that ended a four-game losing streak but the Padres failed to continue their success after a 5-5 draw versus the LA Dodgers yesterday.

San Diego is in 12th place at 2-4 in the Cactus League Conference with a team percentage at .333 and 3 games behind first place while accumulating 26 runs scored but has given away 34 for a run difference of -8. Third Baseman Devin Mann led the way for San Diego with one run, one hit, and 2 RBIs.

Catcher Jorge Alfaro led his team with two home runs and five RBIs with a batting average of .429 while Shortstop CJ Abrams led in hits with five for the Padres.

As a team, San Diego is batting at a percentage of .226 with a team ERA of 5.12 and a slugging percentage of .379 while collecting 21 runs, 44 hits, and 7 home runs with 67 strikeouts.

Starting Pitcher Mackenzie Gore led the Padres with 7 strikeouts while RP Craig Stammen acquired an ERA of 9.00 while striking out one batter and led his team in one win.

Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres. The MLB Pick for this contest is Chicago. The Cubs will have their chance to bounce back against the undermanned team of the Padres who will be missing one of their key players and one of the league’s top sluggers in SS Fernando Tatis Jr. who fractured his wrist in the off-season.

San Diego also had difficulty on the hill this pre-season with a team ERA of 5.12 while Chicago marked a solid team ERA of 3.72 after nine games played in the spring training. Prediction: The Chicago Cubs will win at 5-2.

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