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Oddsmakers don’t expect the Chicago Cubs (65-85), at +100 on the moneyline, to add on to their three-game winning streak when they play the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-95), at -121, on Friday at 6:35 PM ET. Pittsburgh has Bryse Wilson starting, while Chicago will send out Javier Assad.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Pirates vs. Cubs
- Game Day: Friday, September 23, 2022
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Stadium: PNC Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Pirates | -121 | 8 |
Pirates Stats & Trends
Pirates Batting
- The Pirates average one home run per game to rank 17th in baseball with 151 total home runs .
- The Pirates rank 29th in the majors with a .220 batting average.
- The Pirates are 28th in baseball with a .287 on-base percentage.
- Pirates batters strike out 9.4 times per game, the 29th-most in the league.
- The Pirates average one home run per game when playing at home this season (69 total in home contests).
- The Pirates have a .366 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.5 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The club is batting .225 with 524 hits (7.3 per game) at home this season.
Pirates Key Batters
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in OBP (.342), slugging percentage (.457) and total hits (132) this season.
- Among all qualifying hitters, Reynolds ranks 57th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 41st, and he is 40th in slugging.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has 23 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 46 walks while hitting .243.
- Among all qualified, Hayes ranks 95th in batting average, 93rd in on-base percentage and 126th in slugging percentage.
- Ben Gamel is batting .230 with a .364 slugging percentage and 42 RBI this year.
- Michael Chavis has 14 home runs, 49 RBI and a batting average of .234 this season.
Cubs Stats & Trends
Cubs Batting
- The Cubs’ 149 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
- The Cubs have a team batting average of .239 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
- The Cubs have the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.310).
- The Cubs rank 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.
- In 75 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 79 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
- They are slugging .381 in 75 road games this season.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .230 with 7.8 base hits per contest.
Cubs Key Batters
- Ian Happ has racked up 143 hits with a .341 on-base percentage and a .446 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Cubs.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Happ’s batting average places him 46th, his on-base percentage ranks 44th, and he is 52nd in slugging.
- Nico Hoerner is hitting .291 with 21 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 26 walks.
- Hoerner is 20th in batting average, 49th in on-base percentage and 70th in slugging percentage in MLB.
- Patrick Wisdom has 25 doubles, 23 home runs and 51 walks while hitting .209.
- Christopher Morel has 17 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 36 walks while batting .236.
Pirates vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers
| Wilson | Assad | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GS | 5 |
| 3-9 | W-L | 1-2 |
| 6.07 | ERA | 3.86 |
| 99.1 | IP | 23.1 |
| 26 | BB | 14 |
| 67 | SO | 21 |
