Cubs -1.5 (+120) over Pirates
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- Chicago has Justin Steele on the mound for the Cubs in this contest, which will give them a huge advantage over the Pirates in this matchup.
- Pittsburgh has the third-worst run differential in the National League this season, and they will struggle to keep up with the Cubs on Wednesday night.
Entering Wednesday’s Pirates vs Cubs matchup, the Cubs are holding onto the third Wild Card spot in the National League. They will remain in that spot after Wednesday’s game, as they have a huge advantage over the Pirates from a pitching perspective in this contest. Justin Steele is second behind Blake Snell in the NL Cy Young race, and he will make a statement in this game against a Pirates team that has really struggled on the road.
MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Team Records
PIT
Team Records
CHC
39-42 Home 45-36 37-44 Road 38-43 50-58 vRHP 54-57 26-28 vLHP 29-22 40-62 vs>.500 38-51 36-24 vs<.500 45-28 5-5 Last10 4-6 10-10 Last20 7-13 17-13 Last30 13-17 Team Stats
PIT
Team Stats
CHC
4.60 ERA 4.22 .252 Batting Avg Against .243 1.40 WHIP 1.29 .304 BABIP .289 9.4% BB% 8.3% 21.9% K% 22.0% 70.4% LOB% 71.1% .235 Batting Avg .255 .388 SLG .419 .700 OPS .751 .313 OBP .332 Pitchers
M. Keller
J. Steele
149.2 Innings 126.0 25 GS 22 9-8 W-L 13-3 4.27 ERA 2.79 9.68 K/9 8.57 2.77 BB/9 2.00 1.14 HR/9 0.71 70.9% LOB% 74.3% 12.9% HR/FB% 8.6% 3.87 FIP 3.21 3.83 xFIP 3.68 .248 AVG .245 25.2% K% 22.9% 7.2% BB% 5.4% 3.91 SIERA 3.86 Recent Starts
Date
Opp
W/L
IP
H
R
ER
SO
BB
ST-PC
5/1
SDMusgrove
ML N/AL2-5
TOTAL N/A6 5 1 1 5 0 56-85 4/26
MILWoodruff
ML N/AL8-12
TOTAL N/A4.2 5 4 4 1 2 49-75 4/20
MILWoodruff
ML N/AL2-4
TOTAL N/A5.1 4 1 1 7 0 58-75 4/15
WSHFedde
ML N/AL2-7
TOTAL N/A3.2 7 4 4 4 3 50-84 4/9
STLMikolas
ML N/AL2-6
TOTAL N/A4 6 4 4 4 2 44-70
Date
Opp
W/L
IP
H
R
ER
SO
BB
ST-PC
4/30
MILLauer
ML N/AL1-9
TOTAL N/A3 7 4 2 4 1 48-74 4/24
PITBrubaker
ML N/AL3-4
TOTAL N/A3 4 3 3 2 4 43-79 4/19
TBWisler
ML N/AL5-6
TOTAL N/A2.2 3 4 4 1 3 25-48 4/14
COLFreeland
ML N/AW5-2
TOTAL N/A4.1 5 2 2 4 2 47-80 4/9
MILWoodruff
ML N/AW9-0
TOTAL N/A5 4 0 0 5 1 46-77 Betting Trends
PIT
Betting Trends
CHC
OVERALL OVERALL 1-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 1-2-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 2.33 Avg Score 7.33 7.33 Avg Opp Score 4.67 AWAY HOME 1-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 1-2-0 ATS W/L/P 2-1-0 3.67 Avg Score 7 7.67 Avg Opp Score 2
PIT
Betting Trends
CHC
OVERALL OVERALL 2-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-4-0 2-3-0 ATS W/L/P 1-4-0 2.8 Avg Score 5.8 5.8 Avg Opp Score 5.4 AWAY HOME 1-4-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-3-0 1-4-0 ATS W/L/P 3-2-0 3.4 Avg Score 4.6 7.4 Avg Opp Score 2.6
PIT
Betting Trends
CHC
OVERALL OVERALL 5-5-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-7-0 4-6-0 ATS W/L/P 3-7-0 3.8 Avg Score 4.5 5.1 Avg Opp Score 4.3 AWAY HOME 6-4-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 6-4-0 ATS W/L/P 7-3-0 4.3 Avg Score 5.1 4.9 Avg Opp Score 2.5 Head to Head
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