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Bryce Harper sits at 98 hits this season, and will try to get his 100th when the Philadelphia Phillies (83-70) play the Chicago Cubs (68-86) on Wednesday at 7:40 PM ET. The Phillies are favored (-190) over the Cubs (+160). Aaron Nola starts for Philadelphia while Chicago will counter with Hayden Wesneski.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Phillies vs. Cubs
- Game Day: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Phillies | -190 | 7 |
Phillies Stats & Trends
Phillies Batting
- The Phillies average 1.3 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB play with 195 total home runs.
- The Phillies have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.253).
- The Phillies’ .316 on-base percentage ranks 11th in baseball.
- The Phillies strike out 8.4 times per game, the No. 13 average in baseball.
- The Phillies have hit 88 home runs on the road this season (1.2 per game).
- The Phillies are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game while slugging .404 away from home.
- The team is batting .247 with 618 hits (8.6 per game) on the road this season.
Phillies Key Batters
- Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in total hits (117) this season while batting .212 with 64 extra-base hits.
- Schwarber is 129th in batting average, 93rd in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging among all qualified hitters in the majors.
- J.T. Realmuto has 131 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .343.
- Realmuto’s batting average ranks 37th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 40th, and his slugging percentage 23rd.
- Realmuto brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with an RBI.
- Rhys Hoskins is batting .249 with a .471 slugging percentage and 76 RBI this year.
- Alec Bohm has an OPS of .731, fueled by an OBP of .323 and a team-best slugging percentage of .408 this season.
Cubs Stats & Trends
Cubs Batting
- The Cubs’ 152 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
- The Cubs rank 19th in MLB with a .239 team batting average.
- The Cubs have an OBP of .311 this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.
- They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 76 home contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .394 in home games this season with 203 extra-base hits.
- In 76 home games this season, they have a batting average of .250 while averaging 8.2 base hits per contest.
Cubs Key Batters
- Ian Happ has racked up 149 hits with a .342 on-base percentage and a .448 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Cubs.
- Including all qualifying hitters in the majors, Happ ranks 41st in batting average, 44th in on-base percentage and 51st in slugging percentage.
- Happ hopes to build on a four-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .316 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
- Nico Hoerner has 21 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 26 walks while hitting .288.
- Hoerner’s batting average is 23rd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 55th, and he is 80th in slugging.
- Willson Contreras is batting .246 with 22 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 42 walks.
- Patrick Wisdom is batting .207 with 25 doubles, 25 home runs and 52 walks.
Phillies vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers
| Nola | Wesneski | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | GS | 2 |
| 10-12 | W-L | 2-1 |
| 3.28 | ERA | 2.45 |
| 192.1 | IP | 22.0 |
| 29 | BB | 4 |
| 218 | SO | 24 |
