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Oddsmakers give the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-94) the edge, -120 on the moneyline, to halt their six-game losing streak when they face the Chicago Cubs (64-85), at +100, on Thursday at 6:35 PM ET. Pittsburgh has Mitch Keller starting, and Chicago counters with Hayden Wesneski.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Pirates vs. Cubs
- Game Day: Thursday, September 22, 2022
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Stadium: PNC Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Pirates | -120 | 7.5 |
Pirates Stats & Trends
Pirates Batting
- The Pirates average 1.0 home run per game to rank 17th in baseball with 150 total home runs .
- The Pirates’ .221 batting average ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Pirates’ .287 on-base percentage is the third-worst in baseball.
- Pirates hitters strike out 9.4 times per game, the 29th-most in baseball.
- The Pirates have hit 68 home runs at home this season (1.0 per game).
- The Pirates have a .366 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.5 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The team averages 7.3 hits per game and is batting .225 at home this season.
Pirates Key Batters
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh with 129 hits and an OBP of .336, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .450.
- Among qualified hitters in baseball, Reynolds is 68th in batting average, 53rd in on-base percentage, and 50th in slugging.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes is hitting .243 with 23 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 46 walks.
- Hayes ranks 95th in batting average, 100th in on-base percentage and 126th in slugging among qualified hitters.
- Ben Gamel has collected 81 base hits, an OBP of .321 and a slugging percentage of .367 this season.
- Michael Chavis has 14 home runs, 49 RBI and a batting average of .234 this season.
Cubs Stats & Trends
Cubs Batting
- The Cubs rank 18th in Major League Baseball with 149 home runs.
- The Cubs have a team batting average of .239 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
- The Cubs have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.311).
- The Cubs rank 25th in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.
- In 74 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 79 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .382 in away games this season with 217 extra-base hits.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .230 with 7.9 base hits per contest.
Cubs Key Batters
- Ian Happ has racked up a slugging percentage of .449, a team-best for the Cubs.
- Happ is 39th in batting average, 43rd in on-base percentage and 52nd in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .291 with 21 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 26 walks.
- Including all qualified players, Hoerner’s batting average puts him 21st, his on-base percentage ranks 49th, and he is 70th in slugging.
- Patrick Wisdom is batting .209 with 25 doubles, 23 home runs and 51 walks.
- Christopher Morel is hitting .235 with 16 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 35 walks.
Pirates vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers
| Keller | Wesneski | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | GS | 1 |
| 5-11 | W-L | 1-1 |
| 4.03 | ERA | 2.30 |
| 143.0 | IP | 15.2 |
| 53 | BB | 2 |
| 121 | SO | 18 |
