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The New York Mets (89-53) will look for Eduardo Escobar to continue a 10-game hitting streak when they square off against the Chicago Cubs (59-82) on Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET at Citi Field. The Mets are favored (-420) over the Cubs (+326). Jacob deGrom starts for New York while Chicago will counter with Adrian Sampson.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Cubs
- Game Day: Tuesday, September 13, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Queens, New York
- Stadium: Citi Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mets | -420 | 6.5 |
Mets Stats & Trends
Mets Batting
- The Mets average 1.0 home run per game to rank 16th in MLB action with 146 total home runs .
- The Mets have the fifth-best batting average in the league (.259).
- The Mets rank second in baseball with a .330 on-base percentage.
- Mets batters strike out 7.5 times per game, the fourth-lowest average in the league.
- The Mets average 0.9 homers per home game this season (66 total at home).
- The Mets have a .396 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.6 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The team is batting .253 with 576 hits (8.2 per game) at home this season.
Mets Key Batters
- Pete Alonso leads New York in total hits (142) this season while batting .268 with 57 extra-base hits.
- Among qualified hitters, Alonso ranks 49th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 46th, and he is 14th in slugging.
- Alonso has recorded at least one hit in six straight games. During his last 10 games he is hitting .250 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBI.
- Francisco Lindor has hit 23 homers this season while driving in 92 runs. He’s batting .269 this season.
- Among qualifying hitters, Lindor is 46th in batting average, 39th in on-base percentage and 50th in slugging percentage.
- Lindor enters this matchup looking to extend his five-game hit streak. In his last five games he is hitting .429 with three doubles, two home runs, two walks and six RBI.
- Brandon Nimmo has collected 137 base hits, an OBP of .354 and a slugging percentage of .424 this season.
- Jeff McNeil has a slash line of .321/.372/.450 this season and a team-best OPS of .822.
- McNeil has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .450 with a double, three walks and five RBI.
Cubs Stats & Trends
Cubs Batting
- The Cubs rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 142 home runs.
- The Cubs have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 18th among MLB teams.
- The Cubs have an OBP of .313 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 23rd with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
- They’ve hit 74 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 69 road contests this season.
- In 69 road games this season, they’re slugging .386 with 205 hits going for extra bases.
- They are averaging 8.0 base hits per game and batting .232 on the road this season.
Cubs Key Batters
- Ian Happ has a .451 slugging percentage, which paces the Cubs.
- Including all the qualified hitters in MLB, Happ ranks 43rd in batting average, 42nd in on-base percentage and 44th in slugging percentage.
- Nico Hoerner is hitting .291 with 21 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 26 walks.
- Hoerner is currently 20th in batting average, 54th in on-base percentage and 72nd in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Seiya Suzuki has 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 37 walks while hitting .263.
- Patrick Wisdom has 25 doubles, 22 home runs and 51 walks while batting .213.
Mets vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers
| deGrom | Sampson | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | GS | 14 |
| 5-1 | W-L | 1-5 |
| 1.66 | ERA | 3.76 |
| 43.1 | IP | 76.2 |
| 4 | BB | 19 |
| 63 | SO | 55 |
