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Seiya Suzuki sits at 97 hits this season, and will try to collect his 100th when the Chicago Cubs (60-82) take on the New York Mets (89-54) on Wednesday at 7:10 PM ET. The Cubs are the underdog (+151) in this matchup with the Mets (-177). David Peterson starts for New York, and Drew Smyly is Chicago’s pick to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Cubs
- Game Day: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Queens, New York
- Stadium: Citi Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mets | -177 | 7 |
Mets Stats & Trends
Mets Batting
- The Mets average 1.0 home run per game to rank 16th in MLB play with 147 total home runs .
- The Mets rank fifth in MLB with a .258 batting average.
- The Mets’ .330 on-base percentage is second-best in the league.
- Mets batters strike out 7.5 times per game, the fourth-fewest strikeouts in the league.
- The Mets have hit 67 homers at home this season (0.9 per game).
- The Mets are slugging .394 with 2.6 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
- At home this season the club averages 8.2 hits per game and is batting .251.
Mets Key Batters
- Pete Alonso has 143 hits, which leads New York hitters this season, while batting .268 with 58 extra-base hits.
- Among all qualifying hitters in baseball, Alonso is 48th in batting average, 42nd in on-base percentage, and 13th in slugging.
- Alonso has picked up at least one hit in seven games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .250 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBI.
- Francisco Lindor has 21 doubles, four triples, 23 home runs and 58 walks while batting .268.
- Among qualifying hitters, Lindor’s batting average ranks him 48th, his on-base percentage 41st, and his slugging percentage 55th.
- Brandon Nimmo has collected 137 base hits, an OBP of .355 and a slugging percentage of .422 this season.
- Jeff McNeil leads the Mets with an OPS of .823. He has a slash line of .323/.373/.450 this season.
- McNeil heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .421 with two walks and three RBI.
Cubs Stats & Trends
Cubs Batting
- The Cubs’ 144 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
- The Cubs rank 17th in MLB with a .241 team batting average.
- The Cubs have an OBP of .312 this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.
- They have averaged 1.1 home runs per game in their 70 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .386 in 70 road games this season.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .232 with 8.0 base hits per contest.
Cubs Key Batters
- Ian Happ has a .457 slugging percentage, which leads the Cubs.
- Happ ranks 40th in batting average, 39th in on-base percentage and 41st in slugging percentage among all qualified batters in the majors.
- Nico Hoerner is hitting .291 with 21 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 26 walks.
- Hoerner’s batting average ranks 20th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 53rd, and he is 75th in slugging.
- Suzuki is batting .263 with 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 37 walks.
- Patrick Wisdom is hitting .212 with 25 doubles, 22 home runs and 51 walks.
Mets vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers
| Peterson | Smyly | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GS | 20 |
| 7-4 | W-L | 6-8 |
| 3.47 | ERA | 3.57 |
| 98.2 | IP | 98.1 |
| 43 | BB | 25 |
| 117 | SO | 84 |
