Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, at PNC Park, August 17, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Friday, August 17, 2018
Start Time
7:05et (local)
Venue
PNC Park
Series
Game #2 of a 4-game series
Average Temp
81° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Thursday, 16 Aug 2018

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Chicago Cubs
Record 70-50
Manager Joe Maddon
Game # 121
On This Date 69-56
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 18-12
Home 38-23
Away 32-27
Extra Innings 6-6
vs. RHP 52-41
vs. LHP 18-9
1-Run Games 18-17
vs. East 15-7
vs. Central 28-25
vs. West 17-13
Inter-League 10-5

CHC Last 10 Games

Cole Hamels (#35, 34, LHP, 7-9, 4.22)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 61-61
Manager Clint Hurdle
Game # 123
On This Date 58-69
Standing 4th (10.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 18-12
Home 33-30
Away 28-31
Extra Innings 4-3
vs. RHP 46-40
vs. LHP 15-21
1-Run Games 20-16
vs. East 9-15
vs. Central 28-20
vs. West 12-21
Inter-League 12-5

PIT Last 10 Games

Trevor Williams (#34, 26, RHP, 10-8, 3.66)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Apr 10, 2018PIT8@CHC5
Wed, Apr 11, 2018CHC13 PIT5
Thu, Apr 12, 2018PIT6@CHC1
Mon, May 28, 2018CHC7@PIT0
Tue, May 29, 2018CHC8@PIT6
Wed, May 30, 2018PIT2 CHC1
Fri, Jun 08, 2018CHC3 PIT1
Sat, Jun 09, 2018CHC2 PIT0
Sun, Jun 10, 2018PIT7@CHC1
Tue, Jul 31, 2018PIT5 CHC4
Wed, Aug 01, 2018CHC9@PIT2
Thu, Aug 16, 2018CHC1@PIT0
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, Aug 17, 2018CHC@PIT7:05pm
Sat, Aug 18, 2018CHC@PIT7:05pm
Sun, Aug 19, 2018CHC@PIT1:35pm
Mon, Sep 24, 2018PIT@CHC8:05pm
Tue, Sep 25, 2018PIT@CHC8:05pm
Wed, Sep 26, 2018PIT@CHC8:05pm
Thu, Sep 27, 2018PIT@CHC8:05pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

CHC Batters vs PIT Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
PIT Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (4.88 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.12 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.88 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.12 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 53. Boshers* 30. Crick 45. Feliz 35. Kela 73. Vazquez* 48. Rodriguez 37. Santana 34. Williams
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
5. Almora G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.000 1/.000 ··· 8/.250 2/.000 ··· 2/.000
9. Baez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 2/.000 ··· 6/.666 3/.666 1/.000 8/.417
13. Bote G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/ ··· ···
7. Caratini# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 4/.250
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/ 1/.000 5/.200 1/5.000 2/2.000 2/1.500
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/ ··· ··· 5/.900 1/.000 2/1.500 11/1.000
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· 13/.802 2/1.000 2/1.000 10/.425
2. La Stella* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000 5/1.000
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 1/ 1/.000 10/.200 3/.666 1/5.000 11/.940
27. Russell G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 9/.333 2/1.000 3/.333 9/.444
12. Schwarber* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 1/5.000 ··· 3/.000 1/2.000 2/1.000 10/1.000
18. Zobrist# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 2/5.000 12/.705 2/1.000 3/.333 8/.500

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
5. Almora G ·  S ·  vP 375 .297 .338 .409 .747 264 .712 111 .830 .683 71 .549 1 2 5 2
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 469 .293 .325 .571 .896 359 .882 110 .943 .982 98 .949 19 5 25 10
13. Bote G ·  S ·  vP 100 .321 .410 .512 .922 61 .919 39 .926 .813 47 .976 3 4 3 0
7. Caratini# G ·  S ·  vP 127 .252 .315 .304 .619 85 .667 42 .514 .522 29 .288 0 0 0 0
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 425 .272 .362 .429 .791 316 .766 109 .864 .737 79 .643 4 1 9 11
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 362 .243 .365 .425 .790 263 .837 99 .669 .823 76 .577 5 1 13 4
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 409 .283 .347 .411 .759 325 .757 84 .764 .786 96 .678 1 1 7 2
2. La Stella* G ·  S ·  vP 150 .275 .349 .313 .662 129 .707 21 .330 .600 31 .680 0 1 0 3
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 489 .264 .362 .442 .804 373 .868 116 .609 .681 109 .955 6 4 18 6
27. Russell G ·  S ·  vP 416 .262 .330 .361 .691 307 .659 109 .780 .706 76 .516 4 0 5 14
12. Schwarber* G ·  S ·  vP 409 .242 .358 .458 .816 334 .859 75 .618 .754 79 .620 3 3 20 1
18. Zobrist# G ·  S ·  vP 365 .308 .392 .462 .853 268 .907 97 .714 .981 68 1.134 2 4 8 1
TOTAL .264 .342 .419 .761 .764 .753 .747 .710 51 30 125 73

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
34. Williams G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 123.0 3.66 6.0 514 .243 .691 264 .699 250 .683 .699 98 .589 13 3 4
24. Archer G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····X 110.1 4.49 9.6 481 .274 .761 272 .728 209 .805 .763 122 .790 13 6 3
53. Boshers* G ·  S ·  vP ·············· .0 .00 .0
30. Crick G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·X··o·X 45.2 2.36 9.9 197 .198 .546 110 .507 87 .595 .496 42 .539 1 8 0
45. Feliz G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 40.2 5.53 10.4 183 .269 .788 102 .800 81 .772 .796 15 .917 5 0 1
35. Kela G ·  S ·  vP ·o··oo··o··X·X 42.2 3.16 10.5 173 .205 .607 101 .445 72 .825 .574 34 .746 4 5 1
59. Musgrove G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 80.0 3.49 7.0 340 .253 .684 184 .614 156 .769 .769 107 .551 6 2 1
46. Nova G ·  S ·  vP X······X····X· 131.0 4.26 6.3 559 .273 .790 283 .718 276 .864 .727 121 .728 21 4 2
73. Vazquez* G ·  S ·  vP X····o··X····o 50.0 2.88 11.7 212 .224 .589 168 .611 44 .506 .568 34 .681 2 3 0
48. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP X·X···Xo···X·o 51.0 3.18 10.8 208 .237 .651 112 .776 96 .503 .596 53 .800 5 1 0
37. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o···X·oo·X 54.1 2.82 8.1 223 .241 .643 112 .591 111 .696 .672 52 .695 5 2 1
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 140.0 3.66 7.9 583 .252 .687 281 .619 302 .753 .712 117 .707 13 9 1
TOTAL 4.20 8.1 .256 .735 .734 .736 125 52 26
PIT Batters vs CHC Pitchers
PIT Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Pirates Batters (4.51 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.51 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (4.51 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.51 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 43. Chavez 41. Cishek 6. Edwards 35. Hamels* 20. Kintzler 38. Montgomery* 29. De La Rosa* 46. Strop 37. Wilson*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
55. Bell# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 4/.250 ··· 3/.666 11/.664 2/1.000 3/1.667 5/.200
29. Cervelli G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/1.500 4/.000 13/.802 1/2.000 7/1.571 7/.821 4/.250 3/1.666
32. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 2/2.000 ··· 4/.250 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
12. Dickerson* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/1.000 4/1.167 2/2.000 8/.500 10/.800 3/1.334 2/.000 7/.453
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 3/.333 ··· 1/ 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000
23. Freese G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/.743 8/.000 3/.666 19/.705 9/.583 14/.762 10/.856 11/.091 5/.000
5. Harrison G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 3/.000 3/.333 13/.658 5/1.600 8/.500 8/.393 11/.091 2/.000
15. Hechavarria G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000 33/.880 3/.000 2/.000 14/.607 5/.400 8/.542
47. Luplow G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/ 2/1.500
6. Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 7/.429 4/1.250 19/1.232 9/.444 9/.111 16/.900 20/.476 2/.000
19. Moran* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· 5/.900 1/2.000 1/2.000 3/1.334
25. Polanco* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 5/.600 2/.000 6/.000 1/.000 3/.000 11/.282 7/.453 6/1.666

PIT Batters

PIT Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
55. Bell# G ·  S ·  vP 439 .266 .349 .413 .761 323 .739 116 .822 .663 60 .920 0 3 8 5
29. Cervelli G ·  S ·  vP 294 .255 .382 .460 .843 226 .860 68 .782 .763 59 .857 1 2 11 3
32. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 235 .293 .345 .470 .814 164 .733 71 .989 .718 57 .839 0 0 9 8
12. Dickerson* G ·  S ·  vP 414 .303 .333 .482 .815 318 .845 96 .715 .811 64 .814 7 3 11 0
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 213 .277 .344 .424 .768 179 .776 34 .730 .846 57 1.007 0 2 4 5
23. Freese G ·  S ·  vP 241 .294 .349 .468 .816 129 .837 112 .791 .871 70 .904 0 0 9 5
5. Harrison G ·  S ·  vP 325 .261 .302 .368 .670 237 .672 88 .667 .688 63 .832 3 0 7 5
15. Hechavarria G ·  S ·  vP 252 .264 .296 .351 .647 181 .574 71 .832 .637 25 .715 1 0 4 2
47. Luplow G ·  S ·  vP 49 .182 .265 .364 .629 26 .606 23 .654 .637 32 .572 1 0 2 1
6. Marte G ·  S ·  vP 445 .276 .320 .467 .787 331 .825 114 .676 .802 88 .645 28 9 17 2
19. Moran* G ·  S ·  vP 365 .268 .334 .388 .722 309 .756 56 .531 .790 60 .556 0 2 8 8
25. Polanco* G ·  S ·  vP 453 .239 .329 .478 .807 334 .853 119 .681 .822 100 .732 7 2 19 1
TOTAL .255 .319 .414 .732 .733 .732 .731 .746 54 24 127 78

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
35. Hamels* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 132.1 4.22 9.1 572 .249 .764 483 .771 89 .719 .676 96 .635 23 15 2
21. Chatwood G ·  S ·  vP ·····X··X····· 99.2 5.06 7.7 467 .245 .772 211 .578 256 .919 .739 74 .851 9 9 2
43. Chavez G ·  S ·  vP ··X······o·X·· 71.0 3.17 8.6 288 .248 .701 192 .698 96 .707 .585 54 .506 12 1 1
41. Cishek G ·  S ·  vP oo····o···o·Xo 55.1 1.79 9.9 223 .180 .565 146 .506 77 .677 .476 43 .454 2 0 0
6. Edwards G ·  S ·  vP oX··o·o··X·X·X 39.2 2.50 12.7 163 .192 .564 97 .528 66 .615 .557 41 .433 2 7 0
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 144.2 4.11 7.7 603 .257 .727 335 .732 268 .720 .754 125 .715 20 9 2
20. Kintzler G ·  S ·  vP ····o·o···o·oo 46.2 3.66 6.2 195 .254 .705 112 .703 83 .707 .566 36 .756 2 0 4
34. Lester* G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 140.1 3.72 7.2 592 .253 .757 452 .733 140 .836 .721 111 .971 22 10 5
38. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP ·····o···X···· 99.1 3.62 5.5 423 .265 .690 301 .706 122 .649 .624 102 .728 7 6 6
62. Quintana* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 125.0 4.46 7.9 537 .247 .761 416 .800 121 .627 .732 118 .819 20 5 4
29. De La Rosa* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X········ 38.1 4.46 8.0 173 .279 .820 99 .886 74 .732 1.020 24 .619 6 3 0
46. Strop G ·  S ·  vP XX····X···o·oX 49.0 2.57 9.2 197 .189 .550 119 .479 78 .662 .595 39 .462 3 0 0
37. Wilson* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o·o··X···· 45.0 3.20 11.6 193 .198 .636 113 .664 80 .596 .653 26 .656 4 0 1
TOTAL 3.82 8.2 .239 .707 .672 .720 126 61 25

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