MLB action takes place on Tuesday, 7/26/22 and it will feature Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs. The game takes place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The game starts at 2:20 PM EST and is televised on AT&T Sports Pittsburgh, Marquee Sports, and MLB Extra Innings.
The Pirates are coming here with a record of 40-56. On the road Pittsburgh is sitting on a record of 19-31 on the year. The Pirates in their last 5 games have went 2-3. The last game for Pittsburgh heading into play on Monday was a 6-5 loss in 10 innings against Miami.
Pirates Stats
The Pirates are hitting at a clip of .221 with a total of 695 hits ad an OBP of .289. Pittsburgh has brought home 347 runs and have hit 99 homers with a slugging of .367. The Pirates have posted a team ERA of 4.65 with a WHIP of 1.42. The Pirates has a .261 opponents average and have walked 340 batters while striking out 760 batters.
Pirates Leaders and Starter
Pittsburgh has been led mainly by Bryan Reynolds in the hitting department with 15 homers and a .261 average. Daniel Vogelbach has managed to bring home 34 runners on the year. The starting pitcher is slated to be Bryse Wilson. On the season Wilson has ended up with a 1-5 record. This year Wilson has posted a total of 49.2 innings pitched, striking out 38 batters and walking 16 batters. Wilson has allowed 66 hits while getting a total of 8 homers allowed, with an ERA of 6.52 and a WHIP of 1.65.
The Cubs is coming here with a record of 38-57 record overall and at Wrigley Field the Cubs are 18-32. The Cubs have went 4-1 in their last 5 games. The last game on the diamond for the Cubs was a 4-3 win over Philadelphia.
Cubs Stats
The Cubs are hitting at a clip of .245 with a total of 794 hits ad an OBP of .320. Chicago has brought home 411 runs and has hit 96 homers with a slugging of .397. The Cubs has posted a team ERA of 4.48 with a WHIP of 1.34. The Cubs has a .250 opponents average and have walked 323 batters while striking out 830 batters.
Cubs Leaders And Starter
The leading power hitter for the Cubs is Patrick Wisdom with 17 homers and a total of 47 runners brought home. The Cubs have relied on Nico Hoerner for average with a .300 average. The starting pitcher is slated to be Keegan Thompson. On the year Thompson has posted a 7-4 record. This year Thompson has posted a total of 81.1 innings pitched, striking out 75 batters and walking 29 batters. Keegan Thompson has allowed 73 hits while getting a total of 7 homers allowed, but has an ERA of 3.43 and a WHIP of 1.25.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Odds: Pirates +140, Cubs -165
Over/Under Odds: 8.5
Pirates at Cubs Pick: Chicago Cubs -165, Over 8.5
Odds from Betonline.ag
The Cubbies are putting the better starting pitcher on the mound by far. However, the Cubs are a better run producing lineup as well when compared to the Pirates in a head to head comparison. I look for the Cubs offense to take advantage of the weaker Pirates pitching in the game as well and that will lead to the game hitting the over here, but also for the Cubs to end up winning the game outright.
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