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The San Francisco Giants (65-72) and the Chicago Cubs (57-80) take the field on Friday at Wrigley Field, beginning at 4:05 PM ET. The Giants are moneyline favorites (-154), while the Cubs are +132 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread () with odds. San Francisco has Carlos Rodon set to start, while Chicago will counter with Drew Smyly.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Giants vs. Cubs
- Game Day: Friday, September 9, 2022
- Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | -154 | – |
Giants Stats & Trends
Giants Batting
- The Giants rank 13th in baseball with 156 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
- The Giants have the 23rd-ranked batting average in the league (.232).
- The Giants are 13th in the league with an on-base percentage of .316.
- Giants hitters strike out 8.9 times per game, the 26th-most in baseball.
- The Giants average 1.2 homers per road game this season (81 total on the road).
- The Giants are slugging .381 with 2.8 extra-base hits per game away from home.
- The club averages 7.6 hits per game and is batting .224 on the road this season.
Giants Key Batters
- Wilmer Flores leads San Francisco with 107 hits and an OBP of .322 this season.
- Among qualifying hitters in the majors, Flores’ batting average ranks 109th, his on-base percentage ranks 80th, and he is 77th in slugging.
- Thairo Estrada has an OPS of .719, fueled by an OBP of .318 and a team-best slugging percentage of .401 this season.
- Among qualified batters, Estrada is 67th in batting average, 90th in on-base percentage and 90th in slugging percentage.
- Joc Pederson has collected 86 base hits, an OBP of .345 and a slugging percentage of .522 this season.
- Mike Yastrzemski is batting .212 with a .312 OBP and 45 RBI for San Francisco this season.
- Yastrzemski has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .357 with two doubles, a triple, a walk and an RBI.
Cubs Stats & Trends
Cubs Batting
- The Cubs rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 137 home runs.
- The Cubs’ .241 batting average ranks 16th in the league this season.
- The Cubs have an OBP of .313 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.
- In 69 games at home this season, they’ve hit 65 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
- They are slugging .394 in 69 home games this season.
- In 69 home games this season, they have a batting average of .251 while averaging 8.3 base hits per contest.
Cubs Key Batters
- Ian Happ has put up a slugging percentage of .452, a team-high for the Cubs.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in the majors, Happ ranks 39th in batting average, 40th in on-base percentage and 42nd in slugging percentage.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .285 with 20 doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 26 walks.
- Hoerner ranks 24th in batting average, 62nd in on-base percentage and 80th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
- Seiya Suzuki has 22 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 37 walks while batting .264.
- Christopher Morel has 16 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 29 walks while batting .248.
Giants vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers
| Rodón | Smyly | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | GS | 19 |
| 12-7 | W-L | 5-8 |
| 2.92 | ERA | 3.84 |
| 157.1 | IP | 91.1 |
| 47 | BB | 23 |
| 201 | SO | 76 |
