Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies MLB Betting Preview | September 17

Yonathan Daza will look for his 100th hit of the season (he has 98) when the Colorado Rockies (62-82) play the Chicago Cubs (62-82) on Saturday at 2:20 PM ET. The Rockies are underdogs (+122) versus the Cubs (-144). Hayden Wesneski starts for Chicago while Colorado will counter with Jose Urena.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cubs vs. Rockies

• Game Day: Saturday, September 17, 2022
• Game Time: 2:20 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field

Cubs Stats & Trends

Cubs Batting

• The Cubs average one home run per game to rank 18th in MLB action with 145 total home runs .
• The Cubs rank 16th in MLB with a .241 batting average.
• The Cubs are 18th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .312.
• The Cubs strike out 8.9 times per game to rank 25th in baseball.
• The Cubs average 0.9 homers per home game this season (69 total at home).
• The Cubs have a .396 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.7 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club averages 8.3 hits per game and is batting .250 at home this season.

Cubs Key Batters

• Ian Happ leads Chicago with a slugging percentage of .458, fueled by 57 extra-base hits.
• Among qualifying batters in baseball, Happ’s batting average ranks 39th, his on-base percentage ranks 36th, and he is 42nd in slugging.
• Nico Hoerner is batting .291 with 21 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 26 walks.
• Hoerner ranks 19th in batting average, 53rd in on-base percentage and 72nd in slugging among qualified hitters.
• Hoerner brings a six-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last 10 games he is hitting .314 with three doubles, two triples, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki is batting .263 with a .433 slugging percentage and 45 RBI this year.
• Suzuki has logged a hit or more in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Patrick Wisdom is batting .210 with a .302 OBP and 59 RBI for Chicago this season.

Rockies Stats & Trends

Rockies Batting

• The Rockies’ 133 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
• The Rockies’ .257 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking sixth in MLB.
• The Rockies have an on-base percentage of .319 this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
• The Rockies rank eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of eight whiffs per contest.
• They’ve hit 41 homers, an average of 0.6 per game, in 70 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .335 in 70 road games this season.
• In 70 road games this season, they have a batting average of .228 while averaging 7.8 base hits per contest.

Rockies Key Batters

• C.J. Cron has totaled 139 hits with a .482 slugging percentage, both team-high figures for the Rockies.
• Including all the qualified players in the majors, Cron ranks 61st in batting average, 86th in on-base percentage and 22nd in slugging percentage.
• Brendan Rodgers is hitting .261 with 29 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 43 walks.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Rodgers is 65th in batting average, 87th in on-base percentage and 94th in slugging percentage.
• Charlie Blackmon is hitting .258 with 20 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 29 walks.
• Ryan McMahon has 21 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 56 walks while hitting .248.

Cubs vs. Rockies Probable Pitchers