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Ryan Mountcastle sits at 99 hits this season, and will try to get his 100th when the Baltimore Orioles (61-56) play the Chicago Cubs (49-67) on Thursday at 3:05 PM ET. The Orioles are favored (-158) over the Cubs (+134). Spenser Watkins gets the starting nod for Baltimore, and Adrian Sampson is Chicago’s choice to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Orioles vs. Cubs
- Game Day: Thursday, August 18, 2022
- Game Time: 3:05 PM ET
- TV Channel: MASN2
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Orioles | -158 | 8.5 |
Orioles Stats & Trends
Orioles Batting
- The Orioles average one home run per game to rank 15th in MLB action with 120 total home runs .
- The Orioles have the 20th-ranked batting average in the majors (.237).
- The Orioles’ .305 on-base percentage is 23rd in the league.
- The Orioles strike out 8.7 times per game to rank 18th in baseball.
- The Orioles average one home run per game when playing at home this season (52 total in home outings).
- The Orioles have a .387 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The club is batting .241 with 430 hits (eight per game) at home this season.
Orioles Key Batters
- Cedric Mullins leads Baltimore with a slugging percentage of .399, fueled by 38 extra-base hits.
- Among the qualified hitters in the majors, Mullins’ batting average ranks 62nd, his on-base percentage ranks 88th, and he is 94th in slugging.
- Mullins will look for his third straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with two home runs and three RBI.
- Anthony Santander has 105 hits and an OBP of .338, both of which lead the Orioles this season.
- Santander is 71st in batting average, 59th in on-base percentage and 51st in slugging in the majors.
- Austin Hays is batting .253 with a .419 slugging percentage and 49 RBI this year.
- Mountcastle has 16 home runs, 57 RBI and a batting average of .248 this season.
Cubs Stats & Trends
Cubs Batting
- The Cubs’ 118 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
- The Cubs’ .244 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.
- The Cubs have an on-base percentage of .317 this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
- The Cubs rank 25th with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.
- In 58 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 62 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .389 in away games this season with 176 extra-base hits.
- They are averaging 8.1 base hits per game and batting .233 on the road this season.
Cubs Key Batters
- Ian Happ has a .449 slugging percentage, which paces the Cubs.
- Happ is 35th in batting average, 30th in on-base percentage and 48th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the big leagues.
- Willson Contreras leads his team with 90 hits and a .357 on-base percentage.
- Including all qualified hitters, Contreras ranks 95th in batting average, 28th in on-base percentage and 41st in slugging percentage.
- Nico Hoerner is hitting .304 with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 22 walks.
- Patrick Wisdom is batting .219 with 23 doubles, 21 home runs and 49 walks.
Orioles vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers
| Watkins | Sampson | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GS | 9 |
| 4-2 | W-L | 0-3 |
| 4.23 | ERA | 3.88 |
| 72.1 | IP | 53.1 |
| 22 | BB | 14 |
| 46 | SO | 42 |
