St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs, at Busch Stadium III, June 15, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Friday, June 15, 2018
Start Time
7:15ct (local), 8:15et
Venue
Busch Stadium
Series
Game #1 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
85° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Thursday, 14 Jun 2018

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Chicago Cubs
Record 38-27
Manager Joe Maddon
Game # 66
On This Date 62-62
Standing 2nd (1.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 13-7
Last 30 18-12
Home 19-13
Away 19-14
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 28-23
vs. LHP 10-4
1-Run Games 6-11
vs. East 13-6
vs. Central 17-13
vs. West 5-4
Inter-League 3-4

CHC Last 10 Games

Jon Lester (#34, 34, LHP, 7-2, 2.22)

St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 36-30
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 67
On This Date 60-51
Standing 3rd (4.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 20-16
Away 16-14
Extra Innings 5-5
vs. RHP 28-22
vs. LHP 8-8
1-Run Games 10-8
vs. East 6-7
vs. Central 22-12
vs. West 4-6
Inter-League 4-5

STL Last 10 Games

Michael Wacha (#52, 26, RHP, 8-1, 2.47)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Apr 17, 2018STL5@CHC3
Thu, Apr 19, 2018CHC8 STL5
Fri, May 04, 2018STL3 CHC2
Sat, May 05, 2018STL8 CHC6(10)
Sun, May 06, 2018STL4 CHC3(14)
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, Jun 15, 2018CHC@STL8:15pm
Sat, Jun 16, 2018CHC@STL8:15pm
Sun, Jun 17, 2018CHC@STL8:05pm
Thu, Jul 19, 2018STL@CHC7:05pm
Fri, Jul 20, 2018STL@CHC2:20pm
Sat, Jul 21, 2018STL@CHC1:05pm
Sat, Jul 21, 2018STL@CHC7:15pm
Sun, Jul 22, 2018STL@CHC2:20pm
Fri, Jul 27, 2018CHC@STL8:15pm
Sat, Jul 28, 2018CHC@STL4:05pm
Sun, Jul 29, 2018CHC@STL8:05pm
Fri, Sep 28, 2018STL@CHC2:20pm
Sat, Sep 29, 2018STL@CHCTBD
Sun, Sep 30, 2018STL@CHC3:20pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Cubs Batters (4.89 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (3.52 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.89 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (3.52 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 60. Brebbia 27. Cecil* 68. Gomber* 49. Hicks 59. Mayers 26. Norris 64. Tuivailala 52. Wacha
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 1/3.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/1.667 ··· 5/1.400
9. Baez G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/2.500 7/.286 2/.000 17/.647
17. Bryant G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/ ··· 3/1.000 1/.000 8/.125 3/.666 33/1.010
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 2/.500 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 10/1.625
53. Gimenez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 11/1.455
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/5.000 3/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 16/.884 2/.000 16/.375
2. La Stella* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/2.500 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 ···
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 4/1.750 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 16/.327 3/.000 44/1.177
27. Russell G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 5/.400 5/.400 19/1.015
12. Schwarber* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/1.400 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 8/1.333
18. Zobrist# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 30/.905 ··· ··· 1/2.000 27/.483 5/1.350 20/.535

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
5. Almora G ·  S ·  vP 209 .314 .365 .429 .795 148 .748 61 .912 .740 85 .820 1 1 2 0
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 252 .255 .286 .519 .805 193 .828 59 .726 .869 84 .699 12 1 14 9
17. Bryant G ·  S ·  vP 274 .281 .391 .481 .871 221 .751 53 1.344 .836 100 .633 2 4 8 8
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 244 .275 .366 .441 .807 189 .799 55 .835 .700 83 .675 2 0 4 7
53. Gimenez G ·  S ·  vP 18 .176 .222 .176 .399 18 .399 .473 18 .399 1 0 0 1
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 184 .227 .353 .442 .795 137 .798 47 .787 .869 66 .878 4 1 8 1
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 199 .271 .335 .407 .742 155 .795 44 .556 .771 85 .858 0 1 3 2
2. La Stella* G ·  S ·  vP 92 .309 .378 .333 .711 81 .752 11 .300 .758 35 .746 0 1 0 1
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 253 .238 .336 .430 .766 197 .817 56 .592 .654 104 .904 2 1 11 2
27. Russell G ·  S ·  vP 219 .272 .344 .369 .713 165 .646 54 .919 .734 68 .647 2 0 2 7
12. Schwarber* G ·  S ·  vP 224 .243 .368 .476 .843 184 .855 40 .789 .864 82 .840 3 1 11 1
18. Zobrist# G ·  S ·  vP 196 .284 .378 .420 .798 147 .835 49 .690 .972 85 .867 1 2 4 0
TOTAL .258 .339 .415 .754 .746 .779 .751 .738 31 14 67 49

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 76.2 2.47 7.9 311 .201 .568 155 .693 156 .449 .543 101 .416 5 4 0
60. Brebbia G ·  S ·  vP ·X·Xo·X·Xo···· 23.1 3.09 10.4 96 .202 .586 43 .506 53 .652 .523 44 .503 2 2 0
27. Cecil* G ·  S ·  vP ····X···X····o 10.0 6.30 6.3 47 .324 1.014 22 1.142 25 .916 1.033 38 1.143 1 5 1
32. Flaherty G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 45.2 2.96 9.5 184 .229 .649 96 .575 88 .730 .638 121 .639 6 0 0
68. Gomber* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o·oX··X··X· 7.1 3.68 4.9 29 .190 .738 12 .273 17 1.027 .697 29 .738 1 0 1
49. Hicks G ·  S ·  vP ··X··XoX···X·· 35.0 2.06 7.2 142 .160 .474 71 .387 71 .562 .550 57 .364 0 0 0
18. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 57.2 2.50 8.9 251 .197 .595 104 .594 147 .595 .598 41 .869 1 2 0
59. Mayers G ·  S ·  vP ·oo·oX·······o 19.1 2.79 7.0 83 .263 .779 44 .802 39 .752 .774 35 .694 3 0 1
39. Mikolas G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 85.1 2.43 6.6 337 .227 .591 159 .452 178 .713 .525 131 .514 7 2 0
26. Norris G ·  S ·  vP ···X··Xo····X· 29.1 3.38 12.6 118 .234 .616 51 .766 67 .505 .658 37 .776 3 0 0
64. Tuivailala G ·  S ·  vP ···o·Xo··X···X 19.1 3.26 8.4 84 .276 .694 47 .466 37 .995 .481 40 .643 1 2 0
7. Weaver G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 73.2 4.52 7.8 316 .261 .706 160 .638 156 .776 .683 116 .827 7 1 0
TOTAL 3.60 8.3 .239 .680 .646 .683 57 22 3

Cardinals Batters (4.26 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (3.98 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (4.26 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (3.98 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 45. Bass 41. Cishek 32. Duensing* 59. Farrell 34. Lester* 15. Morrow 47. Rosario* 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
48. Bader G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 2/1.000 7/.762 2/.500 ··· 3/1.334 1/
13. Carpenter* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 3/1.000 5/.400 1/ 40/.391 2/.000 ··· 12/.533 12/.432
25. Fowler# G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.909 7/.453 4/.833 2/2.500 21/.509 7/.762 ··· 5/.200 4/.000
35. Garcia* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 5/.250 1/ ··· 10/1.475 ···
3. Gyorko G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 3/1.334 1/3.000 26/1.364 2/1.500 ··· 5/.400 2/.000
38. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 10/.400 3/1.167 ··· 3/.000 2/.000
4. Molina G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 7/.858 2/2.500 ··· 42/.867 9/.000 ··· 12/.458 2/1.000
34. Munoz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
23. Ozuna G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· 15/.767 3/1.667 ··· 4/.250 4/1.250
46. Pena G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/.000 2/.500 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
28. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 18/.818 2/.000 ··· 6/1.167 2/.500
16. Wong* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 7/1.771 6/.733 1/5.000 15/.481 1/.000 ··· 10/.425 2/2.500

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
48. Bader G ·  S ·  vP 132 .267 .333 .425 .758 88 .665 44 .950 .570 54 .730 6 2 5 0
13. Carpenter* G ·  S ·  vP 257 .232 .335 .418 .753 213 .791 44 .566 .673 104 .944 0 0 8 4
25. Fowler# G ·  S ·  vP 216 .171 .273 .283 .557 175 .613 41 .308 .551 50 .578 3 2 5 4
35. Garcia* G ·  S ·  vP 85 .260 .333 .397 .731 76 .656 9 1.333 .634 27 .771 0 1 2 2
3. Gyorko G ·  S ·  vP 144 .262 .326 .415 .742 109 .582 35 1.279 .657 66 .566 1 0 5 3
38. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 265 .321 .389 .517 .906 216 .923 49 .823 .853 90 .933 0 3 10 7
4. Molina G ·  S ·  vP 152 .259 .283 .413 .695 121 .757 31 .461 .638 32 .491 2 1 6 1
34. Munoz G ·  S ·  vP 96 .247 .292 .371 .662 71 .619 25 .804 .623 76 .738 2 3 3 7
23. Ozuna G ·  S ·  vP 261 .286 .335 .419 .754 208 .724 53 .874 .784 83 1.086 2 0 8 3
46. Pena G ·  S ·  vP 84 .215 .250 .316 .566 69 .569 15 .557 .562 46 .379 0 0 2 0
28. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 252 .270 .353 .428 .781 204 .753 48 .904 .759 94 .468 9 5 9 3
16. Wong* G ·  S ·  vP 180 .182 .282 .299 .581 147 .620 33 .415 .730 56 .499 1 3 4 2
TOTAL .243 .314 .393 .706 .704 .718 .689 .699 26 20 81 59

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
34. Lester* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 77.0 2.22 7.7 312 .206 .631 239 .646 73 .582 .711 104 .543 8 5 3
45. Bass G ·  S ·  vP ··oX·········· 2.0 .00 4.5 8 .375 .750 4 1.000 4 .500 .750 8 .750 0 0 0
21. Chatwood G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 63.1 4.12 8.2 292 .233 .719 132 .586 160 .828 .683 106 .840 3 3 2
41. Cishek G ·  S ·  vP ·o···X·oX··o·o 29.0 1.86 10.6 118 .167 .525 78 .388 40 .812 .519 34 .479 1 0 0
32. Duensing* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X··X···X·o 20.2 3.92 6.1 92 .237 .681 43 .705 49 .658 .676 33 .894 1 2 0
59. Farrell G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X·······X· 15.1 3.52 14.1 65 .246 .735 35 .610 30 .889 .648 37 .452 3 1 0
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 77.2 3.48 7.1 315 .231 .696 177 .678 138 .719 .817 112 .702 13 5 1
38. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 49.0 3.31 5.3 197 .222 .603 133 .585 64 .641 .430 106 .548 4 2 2
15. Morrow G ·  S ·  vP ·······XX···oX 21.2 1.66 9.6 86 .197 .541 48 .612 38 .449 .639 29 .705 1 0 0
62. Quintana* G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 70.1 4.09 9.0 299 .232 .732 227 .771 72 .610 .680 111 .555 10 2 2
47. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X··X·o·X 12.2 .71 6.4 47 .122 .380 29 .476 18 .229 .170 47 .380 0 0 0
46. Strop G ·  S ·  vP ···o··Xo·····X 27.2 1.95 8.1 109 .202 .539 68 .498 41 .606 .472 41 .623 1 0 0
37. Wilson* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X·o·Xo···X· 28.2 2.20 12.6 121 .173 .608 73 .631 48 .574 .616 47 .535 2 0 1
TOTAL 3.17 8.6 .215 .653 .623 .601 59 29 14

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