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The Pittsburgh Pirates and Ben Gamel will take the field against Javier Assad and the Chicago Cubs on Friday at 6:35 PM.
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Game Info, Gamel Props for Pirates vs Cubs
- Game Day: Friday, September 23, 2022
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Stadium: PNC Park
| Hits | Home Runs | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over/Under | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Over Odds | -195 | +700 | +160 |
Gamel in 2022
- Gamel is hitting .230 with 19 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 44 walks.
- Gamel’s home runs rank 210th in MLB and he ranks 185th in RBI in MLB.
- Gamel has a hit in 57 of 106 games this year, with multiple hits in 20 of them.
- Gamel has gone yard in 7.5% of his games this season (106 contests), leaving the ballpark in 2% of his trips to the dish.
Last Five Games
| Opponent | Date | H/AB | R | HR | RBI | K | BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubs | September 22 | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yankees | September 21 | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mets | September 17 | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mets | September 16 | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mets | September 15 | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Cubs Pitching in 2022
- Assad (1-2) gets the starting nod for the Cubs in his sixth start of the season. He’s put together a 3.86 ERA in 23 1/3 innings pitched, with 21 strikeouts.
- The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.86, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season. Opponents have a .242 batting average against him.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 15th in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers combine to surrender the third-most home runs in baseball (201 total, 1.3 per game).
