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Nico Hoerner sits at 97 hits this season, and will try to get his 100th when the Chicago Cubs (44-64) play the Washington Nationals (36-75) on Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET. The Cubs are favored (-203) over the Nationals (+169). Marcus Stroman starts for Chicago, and Paolo Espino is Washington’s pick to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cubs vs. Nationals
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 9, 2022
- Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cubs | -203 | 7.5 |
Cubs Stats & Trends
Cubs Batting
- The Cubs rank 19th in MLB play with 106 home runs. They average one per game.
- The Cubs’ .242 batting average ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 10th in baseball with a .316 on-base percentage.
- The Cubs strike out 8.9 times per game to rank 25th in the league.
- The Cubs average one home run per home game this season (54 total at home).
- The Cubs have a .399 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The team is batting .252 with 467 hits (8.3 per game) at home this season.
Cubs Key Batters
- Willson Contreras leads Chicago with 87 hits and an OBP of .364 this season.
- Among all qualified batters, Contreras ranks 78th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 21st, and he is 34th in slugging.
- Ian Happ has an OPS of .785, fueled by an OBP of .355 and a team-best slugging percentage of .430 this season.
- Among qualifying batters, Happ is 41st in batting average, 33rd in on-base percentage and 70th in slugging percentage.
- Hoerner is batting .296 with a .412 slugging percentage and 35 RBI this year.
- Patrick Wisdom is batting .220 with a .316 OBP and 52 RBI for Chicago this season.
Nationals Stats & Trends
Nationals Batting
- The Nationals rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 88 home runs as a team.
- The Nationals have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
- The Nationals have an OBP of .315 this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Nationals have shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.2) among MLB offenses.
- They have averaged 0.7 home runs per game in their 54 road contests this season.
- In 54 road games this season, they’re slugging .372 with 134 hits going for extra bases.
- They are averaging 8.7 base hits per game and batting .256 on the road this season.
Nationals Key Batters
- Nelson Cruz has 15 doubles, eight home runs and 42 walks while hitting .235.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, Cruz’s batting average puts him 118th, his on-base percentage is 91st, and he is 136th in slugging.
- Cruz enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with three walks.
- Cesar Hernandez leads his team with a .306 slugging percentage.
- Including all qualified hitters, Hernandez’s batting average puts him 105th, his on-base percentage is 113th, and he is 147th in slugging.
- Luke Voit has racked up 74 hits with a .327 on-base percentage, leading the Nationals in both statistics.
- Keibert Ruiz is batting .243 with 18 doubles, four home runs and 23 walks.
Cubs vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers
| Stroman | Espino | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | GS | 10 |
| 3-5 | W-L | 0-4 |
| 4.00 | ERA | 4.20 |
| 74.1 | IP | 70.2 |
| 18 | BB | 13 |
| 68 | SO | 53 |
