Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, at PNC Park, August 18, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Start Time
7:05et (local)
Venue
PNC Park
Series
Game #3 of a 4-game series
Average Temp
81° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Friday, 17 Aug 2018

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Chicago Cubs
Record 71-50
Manager Joe Maddon
Game # 122
On This Date 63-61
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 18-12
Home 38-23
Away 33-27
Extra Innings 6-6
vs. RHP 53-41
vs. LHP 18-9
1-Run Games 19-17
vs. East 15-7
vs. Central 29-25
vs. West 17-13
Inter-League 10-5

CHC Last 10 Games

Tyler Chatwood (#21, 28, RHP, 4-5, 5.06)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 61-62
Manager Clint Hurdle
Game # 124
On This Date 65-56
Standing 4th (11.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 17-13
Home 33-31
Away 28-31
Extra Innings 4-3
vs. RHP 46-40
vs. LHP 15-22
1-Run Games 20-17
vs. East 9-15
vs. Central 28-21
vs. West 12-21
Inter-League 12-5

PIT Last 10 Games

Joe Musgrove (#59, 25, RHP, 4-7, 3.49)

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
Fri, Aug 17, 2018CHC1@PIT0
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.84 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.08 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.84 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.08 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 53. Boshers* 30. Crick 45. Feliz 35. Kela 59. Musgrove 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 ··· 4/.750 8/.250 2/.000 ···
9. Baez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 2/.000 1/.000 6/.334 6/.666 3/.666 1/.000
13. Bote G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/ ···
7. Caratini# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ···
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/ 1/.000 3/1.167 5/.200 1/5.000 2/2.000
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 5/.900 1/.000 2/1.500
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 1/2.000 ··· 6/.900 13/.802 2/1.000 2/1.000
2. La Stella* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 1/ 1/.000 7/.429 10/.200 3/.666 1/5.000
27. Russell G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 6/.666 9/.333 2/1.000 3/.333
12. Schwarber* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 1/5.000 1/ 3/.000 3/.000 1/2.000 2/1.000
18. Zobrist# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/2.000 1/3.000 2/5.000 3/.000 12/.705 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 375 .297 .338 .409 .747 264 .712 111 .830 .683 66 .541 1 2 5 2
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 473 .290 .322 .566 .888 363 .872 110 .943 .965 94 .904 19 5 25 10
13. Bote G ·  S ·  vP 101 .318 .406 .506 .912 62 .903 39 .926 .793 48 .954 3 4 3 0
7. Caratini# G ·  S ·  vP 131 .246 .313 .297 .610 89 .651 42 .514 .508 29 .322 0 0 0 0
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 425 .272 .362 .429 .791 316 .766 109 .864 .737 74 .624 4 1 9 11
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 366 .243 .363 .423 .786 267 .832 99 .669 .815 74 .588 5 2 13 4
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 413 .280 .344 .407 .751 329 .748 84 .764 .771 90 .664 1 1 7 2
2. La Stella* G ·  S ·  vP 150 .275 .349 .313 .662 129 .707 21 .330 .600 26 .598 0 1 0 3
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 493 .267 .363 .445 .808 377 .872 116 .609 .690 103 .895 6 4 18 6
27. Russell G ·  S ·  vP 420 .259 .327 .357 .684 311 .650 109 .780 .692 76 .516 4 0 5 14
12. Schwarber* G ·  S ·  vP 413 .243 .362 .467 .828 338 .874 75 .618 .779 75 .704 3 3 21 1
18. Zobrist# G ·  S ·  vP 369 .307 .390 .459 .849 272 .900 97 .714 .970 65 1.065 2 4 8 1
TOTAL .263 .341 .418 .760 .762 .753 .744 .699 51 31 126 73

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
24. Archer G ·  S ·  vP ··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·X··o· 46.2 2.31 9.6 201 .205 .556 110 .507 91 .614 .515 43 .629 1 8 1
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 X·o··oo··o··X· 43.2 3.09 10.5 178 .200 .596 104 .431 74 .822 .555 39 .682 4 5 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···· 50.0 2.88 11.7 212 .224 .589 168 .611 44 .506 .568 29 .646 2 3 0
48. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X···Xo···X· 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· 54.1 2.82 8.1 223 .241 .643 112 .591 111 .696 .672 49 .697 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
34. Williams G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 130.0 3.53 6.0 541 .239 .683 270 .682 271 .685 .685 125 .579 14 3 4
TOTAL 4.18 8.1 .256 .733 .731 .735 126 52 27
PIT Batters vs CHC Pitchers
PIT Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Pirates Batters (4.47 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.48 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (4.47 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.48 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 21. Chatwood 43. Chavez 41. Cishek 6. Edwards 20. Kintzler 29. De La Rosa* 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
55. Bell# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.833 ··· 1/2.000 4/.250 3/.666 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 7/.821 1/ 4/.250 3/1.666
32. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 ··· 2/.000 2/2.000 4/.250 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000
12. Dickerson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.400 ··· 6/1.166 4/1.167 8/.500 3/1.334 2/.000 2/.000 7/.453
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 1/.000 1/.000 3/.333 1/ 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000
23. Freese G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.666 20/.703 8/.000 3/.666 9/.583 10/.856 ··· 11/.091 5/.000
5. Harrison G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.347 1/.000 3/.000 3/.333 6/1.333 8/.393 ··· 11/.091 2/.000
15. Hechavarria G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000 3/.000 14/.607 ··· 5/.400 8/.542
47. Luplow G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/ 2/1.500
6. Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/1.262 3/.000 8/.375 4/1.250 9/.444 16/.900 1/.000 20/.476 2/.000
19. Moran* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· 2/.500 1/2.000 1/2.000 1/2.000 1/2.000 3/1.334
27. Newman G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
25. Polanco* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.444 2/.500 5/.600 2/.000 1/.000 11/.282 1/.000 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 442 .264 .346 .409 .755 323 .739 119 .800 .653 59 .775 0 3 8 6
29. Cervelli G ·  S ·  vP 297 .254 .385 .458 .843 226 .860 71 .787 .766 62 .861 1 2 11 3
32. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 235 .293 .345 .470 .814 164 .733 71 .989 .718 52 .863 0 0 9 8
12. Dickerson* G ·  S ·  vP 418 .302 .333 .480 .812 319 .849 99 .693 .805 63 .692 7 3 11 0
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 214 .276 .343 .422 .765 179 .776 35 .708 .837 58 .989 0 2 4 5
23. Freese G ·  S ·  vP 245 .297 .351 .473 .824 130 .854 115 .788 .859 73 .937 0 0 9 5
5. Harrison G ·  S ·  vP 328 .258 .300 .364 .664 238 .669 90 .651 .675 66 .792 3 0 7 6
15. Hechavarria G ·  S ·  vP 254 .266 .298 .352 .650 181 .574 73 .837 .644 25 .798 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 449 .278 .321 .468 .789 332 .822 117 .693 .806 87 .677 28 9 17 2
19. Moran* G ·  S ·  vP 366 .270 .336 .390 .726 310 .760 56 .531 .797 57 .600 0 2 8 8
27. Newman G ·  S ·  vP 0 0 0 0 0 0
25. Polanco* G ·  S ·  vP 457 .240 .333 .478 .811 335 .855 122 .693 .829 99 .760 8 2 19 1
TOTAL .255 .319 .413 .732 .734 .728 .729 .736 55 24 127 81

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
21. Chatwood G ·  S ·  vP ······X··X···· 99.2 5.06 7.7 467 .245 .772 211 .578 256 .919 .739 51 .938 9 9 2
43. Chavez G ·  S ·  vP o··X······o·X· 71.2 3.14 8.5 290 .247 .701 193 .694 97 .714 .586 50 .573 12 1 1
41. Cishek G ·  S ·  vP ooo····o···o·X 55.2 1.78 10.0 225 .184 .569 147 .503 78 .696 .486 39 .353 2 0 0
6. Edwards G ·  S ·  vP ·oX··o·o··X·X· 39.2 2.50 12.7 163 .192 .564 97 .528 66 .615 .557 39 .456 2 7 0
35. Hamels* G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 139.1 4.00 8.8 596 .248 .756 501 .765 95 .707 .668 120 .622 23 16 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···o·o 47.0 3.64 6.1 197 .257 .708 113 .696 84 .723 .575 38 .770 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
62. Quintana* G ·  S ·  vP ···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 o··X··X······· 39.0 4.38 7.8 174 .277 .815 99 .886 75 .721 1.006 23 .590 6 3 0
47. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP ············X· 33.0 3.00 5.7 142 .252 .750 84 .786 58 .698 .692 27 1.090 5 1 1
46. Strop G ·  S ·  vP ·XX····X···o·o 49.0 2.57 9.2 197 .189 .550 119 .479 78 .662 .595 31 .372 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 21 .588 4 0 1
TOTAL 3.79 8.1 .239 .706 .671 .721 126 62 25

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