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    Ian Happ will try to collect his 100th hit of the season (he has 99) when the Chicago Cubs (41-59) take on the San Francisco Giants (50-51) on Sunday at 7:08 PM ET. The Cubs are underdogs (+158) versus the Giants (-187). San Francisco’s Carlos Rodon and Chicago’s Adrian Sampson will take the mound first.

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    Game Info, Betting Lines for Giants vs. Cubs

    • Game Day: Sunday, July 31, 2022
    • Game Time: 7:08 PM ET
    • TV Channel: ESPN
    • Location: San Francisco, California
    • Stadium: Oracle Park
    Giants vs Cubs Betting Information
    Favorite Favorite Moneyline Total
    Giants -187 7.5

    Giants Stats & Trends

    Giants Batting

    • The Giants average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in MLB action with 118 total home runs.
    • The Giants have the 23rd-ranked batting average in the majors (.235).
    • The Giants are 10th in the league with an on-base percentage of .318.
    • The Giants strike out 8.7 times per game to rank 22nd in baseball.
    • The Giants have hit 60 home runs at home this season (1.2 per game).
    • The Giants are slugging .406 with 2.9 extra-base hits per game at home.
    • The club averages 7.9 hits per game and is batting .242 at home this season.

    Giants Key Batters

    • Wilmer Flores leads San Francisco in OBP (.328), slugging percentage (.445) and total hits (82) this season.
    • Among the qualified hitters in baseball, Flores’ batting average ranks 92nd, his on-base percentage ranks 78th, and he is 60th in slugging.
    • Flores hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI.
    • Thairo Estrada has an OPS of .722, fueled by an OBP of .316 and a team-best slugging percentage of .406 this season.
    • Among all qualified hitters, Estrada is 63rd in batting average, 101st in on-base percentage and 90th in slugging percentage.
    • Mike Yastrzemski is batting .227 with a .395 slugging percentage and 38 RBI this year.
    • Darin Ruf is batting .219 with a .329 OBP and 38 RBI for San Francisco this season.

    Cubs Stats & Trends

    Cubs Batting

    • The Cubs’ 100 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
    • The Cubs rank 14th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
    • The Cubs have an on-base percentage of .319 this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
    • The Cubs rank 21st with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
    • They have averaged 1 home runs per game in their 48 road contests this season.
    • They have a team slugging percentage of .388 in away games this season with 146 extra-base hits.
    • In away games this season, they’re batting .235 with 8.1 base hits per contest.

    Cubs Key Batters

    • Happ has a .438 slugging percentage, which leads the Cubs.
    • Happ ranks 37th in batting average, 25th in on-base percentage and 62nd in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
    • Willson Contreras’ 80 hits and .369 OBP both lead his team.
    • Contreras is currently 78th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage and 47th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters.
    • Nico Hoerner has 14 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 16 walks while batting .297.
    • Patrick Wisdom is batting .223 with 22 doubles, 19 home runs and 43 walks.

    Giants vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers

    Rodón Sampson
    20 GS 6
    8-6 W-L 0-1
    3.18 ERA 3.43
    116.0 IP 39.1
    39 BB 9
    148 SO 26
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