Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, at PNC Park, August 16, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Start Time
7:05et (local)
Venue
PNC Park
Series
Game #1 of a 4-game series
Average Temp
81° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Wednesday, 15 Aug 2018

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Chicago Cubs
Record 69-50
Manager Joe Maddon
Game # 120
On This Date 64-64
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 17-13
Home 38-23
Away 31-27
Extra Innings 6-6
vs. RHP 51-41
vs. LHP 18-9
1-Run Games 17-17
vs. East 15-7
vs. Central 27-25
vs. West 17-13
Inter-League 10-5

CHC Last 10 Games

Jon Lester (#34, 34, LHP, 12-5, 3.89)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 61-60
Manager Clint Hurdle
Game # 122
On This Date 69-63
Standing 4th (9.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 19-11
Home 33-29
Away 28-31
Extra Innings 4-3
vs. RHP 46-40
vs. LHP 15-20
1-Run Games 20-15
vs. East 9-15
vs. Central 28-19
vs. West 12-21
Inter-League 12-5

PIT Last 10 Games

Ivan Nova (#46, 31, RHP, 7-6, 4.42)

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
DateAwayHomeTime
Thu, Aug 16, 2018CHC@PIT7:05pm
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 (4.91 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.15 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.91 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.15 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 53. Boshers* 30. Crick 45. Feliz 35. Kela 46. Nova 73. Vazquez* 48. Rodriguez 37. Santana
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 ··· 3/.000 7/.286 2/.000 ···
9. Baez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 2/.000 ··· 15/.769 6/.666 2/1.000 1/.000
13. Bote G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ···
7. Caratini# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ···
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/ 1/.000 8/1.125 4/.000 1/5.000 2/2.000
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/ ··· ··· 15/.910 5/.900 ··· 2/1.500
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· 16/.563 13/.802 1/2.000 2/1.000
2. La Stella* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 5/.000 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 1/ 1/.000 11/.955 10/.200 2/1.000 1/5.000
27. Russell G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 10/.900 8/.375 2/1.000 3/.333
12. Schwarber* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 1/5.000 ··· 13/.930 3/.000 1/2.000 2/1.000
18. Zobrist# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 2/5.000 44/.431 11/.773 2/1.000 3/.333

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
5. Almora G ·  S ·  vP 371 .297 .339 .411 .750 261 .713 110 .838 .687 72 .571 1 2 5 2
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 465 .293 .325 .574 .900 355 .887 110 .943 .991 99 .939 19 5 25 10
13. Bote G ·  S ·  vP 96 .333 .417 .531 .948 57 .961 39 .926 .865 43 1.034 3 4 3 0
7. Caratini# G ·  S ·  vP 127 .252 .315 .304 .619 85 .667 42 .514 .522 31 .268 0 0 0 0
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 421 .271 .360 .430 .791 313 .768 108 .859 .735 80 .677 4 1 9 11
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 358 .242 .366 .418 .783 259 .829 99 .669 .811 74 .562 5 1 12 4
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 405 .281 .346 .410 .756 321 .754 84 .764 .782 95 .670 1 1 7 2
2. La Stella* G ·  S ·  vP 150 .275 .349 .313 .662 129 .707 21 .330 .600 33 .740 0 1 0 3
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 485 .265 .363 .444 .807 369 .872 116 .609 .684 108 .975 6 4 18 6
27. Russell G ·  S ·  vP 412 .265 .333 .365 .698 304 .666 108 .788 .719 77 .536 4 0 5 14
12. Schwarber* G ·  S ·  vP 408 .243 .359 .459 .818 333 .862 75 .618 .758 83 .656 3 3 20 1
18. Zobrist# G ·  S ·  vP 364 .309 .393 .463 .856 268 .907 96 .722 .986 67 1.152 2 4 8 1
TOTAL .264 .343 .420 .763 .766 .754 .750 .726 51 30 124 73

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
46. Nova G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 124.1 4.42 6.4 532 .274 .798 268 .736 264 .862 .738 94 .757 20 4 2
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 18 .744 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 38 .701 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
73. Vazquez* G ·  S ·  vP ····o··X····o· 49.0 2.94 11.9 208 .228 .594 164 .618 44 .506 .578 30 .729 2 3 0
48. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP ·X···Xo···X·o· 49.2 3.26 10.3 203 .242 .661 110 .778 93 .520 .612 50 .822 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 .712 140 .693 13 9 1
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
TOTAL 4.23 8.1 .257 .736 .737 .738 124 52 26
PIT Batters vs CHC Pitchers
PIT Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Pirates Batters (4.55 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.54 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (4.55 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.54 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 21. Chatwood 43. Chavez 41. Cishek 6. Edwards 20. Kintzler 34. Lester* 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 6/.833 ··· ··· 4/.250 3/.666 16/1.009 2/1.000 3/1.667 5/.200
29. Cervelli G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.661 1/.000 2/1.500 4/.000 1/2.000 39/.788 7/.821 4/.250 3/1.666
32. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 ··· 1/.000 2/2.000 4/.250 7/1.143 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
12. Dickerson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.400 ··· 5/1.000 3/1.667 8/.500 3/.000 3/1.334 2/.000 7/.453
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 1/.000 1/.000 2/.500 1/ 2/1.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000
23. Freese G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.666 19/.743 7/.000 3/.666 9/.583 33/.817 10/.856 10/.000 5/.000
5. Harrison G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.347 1/.000 2/.000 3/.333 5/1.600 37/.695 8/.393 11/.091 2/.000
15. Hechavarria G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000 3/.000 14/.857 14/.607 5/.400 8/.542
6. Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/1.262 3/.000 7/.429 4/1.250 9/.444 36/.581 16/.900 19/.504 2/.000
10. Mercer G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.467 1/.000 6/.000 6/.733 8/.500 34/.824 14/.891 10/.311 2/.500
19. Moran* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 1/2.000 3/1.334
25. Polanco* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.444 1/.000 5/.600 2/.000 1/.000 16/.467 11/.282 6/.533 6/1.666
58. Stallings G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

PIT Batters

PIT Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
55. Bell# G ·  S ·  vP 436 .266 .349 .413 .762 322 .735 114 .838 .663 62 .906 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 231 .299 .351 .479 .829 162 .743 69 1.018 .747 58 .933 0 0 9 8
12. Dickerson* G ·  S ·  vP 410 .303 .334 .484 .819 317 .848 93 .717 .818 66 .868 7 3 11 0
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 212 .279 .346 .426 .772 178 .781 34 .730 .855 56 1.026 0 2 4 5
23. Freese G ·  S ·  vP 237 .298 .350 .474 .825 127 .839 110 .807 .890 66 .937 0 0 9 5
5. Harrison G ·  S ·  vP 322 .260 .302 .368 .670 236 .675 86 .659 .689 60 .841 3 0 7 5
15. Hechavarria G ·  S ·  vP 250 .258 .290 .345 .635 181 .574 69 .796 .607 28 .635 1 0 4 2
6. Marte G ·  S ·  vP 441 .276 .320 .469 .790 330 .828 111 .676 .808 90 .700 28 8 17 2
10. Mercer G ·  S ·  vP 396 .262 .329 .397 .726 292 .707 104 .781 .768 68 .857 2 0 6 9
19. Moran* G ·  S ·  vP 364 .269 .335 .389 .724 308 .759 56 .531 .795 64 .650 0 2 8 8
25. Polanco* G ·  S ·  vP 449 .242 .332 .483 .815 333 .855 116 .700 .839 101 .767 7 2 19 1
58. Stallings G ·  S ·  vP 14 .154 .214 .154 .368 6 .667 8 .125 .347 3 .667 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .255 .320 .415 .735 .734 .737 .735 .778 54 23 127 78

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··· 134.1 3.89 7.0 571 .254 .768 437 .740 134 .860 .743 111 1.205 22 10 4
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··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 o····o···o·Xo· 54.1 1.82 10.1 219 .179 .566 143 .518 76 .657 .475 39 .449 2 0 0
6. Edwards G ·  S ·  vP X··o·o··X·X·X· 38.2 2.56 13.0 160 .196 .575 97 .528 63 .645 .580 38 .469 2 7 0
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
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 39 .692 2 0 4
38. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP ····o···X····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 27 .546 6 3 0
46. Strop G ·  S ·  vP X····X···o·oX· 48.0 2.62 9.0 193 .192 .556 116 .481 77 .671 .607 35 .483 3 0 0
37. Wilson* G ·  S ·  vP o··o·o··X····X 45.0 3.20 11.6 193 .198 .636 113 .664 80 .596 .653 26 .656 4 0 1
TOTAL 3.85 8.2 .239 .709 .676 .767 126 61 24

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