Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, at PNC Park, September 21, 2020 Matchups, Preview

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Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2020 Chicago Cubs
Record 31-22
Manager David Ross
Game # 54
On This Date 67-58
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 16-14
Home 19-14
Away 12-8
Extra Innings 3-1
vs. RHP 24-19
vs. LHP 7-3
1-Run Games 10-7
vs. East 0-0
vs. Central 21-15
vs. West 0-0
Inter-League 10-7

CHC Last 10 Games

Jon Lester (#34, 36, LHP, 2-2, 4.91)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 15-38
Manager Derek Shelton
Game # 54
On This Date 61-67
Standing 5th (16.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 1-9
Last 20 5-15
Last 30 9-21
Home 10-18
Away 5-20
Extra Innings 0-5
vs. RHP 14-29
vs. LHP 1-9
1-Run Games 6-14
vs. East 0-0
vs. Central 13-23
vs. West 0-0
Inter-League 2-15

PIT Last 10 Games

JT Brubaker (#65, 26, RHP, 1-2, 4.79)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Jul 31, 2020@CHC6 PIT3
Sat, Aug 01, 2020@CHC4 PIT3
Sun, Aug 02, 2020@CHC2 PIT1(11)
Tue, Sep 01, 2020 CHC8@PIT7(11)
Wed, Sep 02, 2020 CHC8@PIT2
Thu, Sep 03, 2020@PIT6 CHC2
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, Sep 21, 2020CHC@PIT7:05pm
Tue, Sep 22, 2020CHC@PIT7:05pm
Wed, Sep 23, 2020CHC@PIT7:05pm
Thu, Sep 24, 2020CHC@PIT1:35pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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CHC Batters vs PIT Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
PIT Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (4.38 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (5.25 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.38 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (5.25 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 65. Brubaker 62. Cederlind 75. Davis* 32. Hartlieb 45. Holland* 54. Howard* 66. Neverauskas 48. Rodriguez 46. Stratton 72. Tropeano 71. Turley*
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 G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
9. Baez G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 9/.472 1/.000 7/1.143 8/.750 10/1.400 1/5.000 ···
13. Bote G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 1/.000 4/1.417 1/.000 2/.000 2/ 5/.400 1/ ···
17. Bryant G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 1/2.000 4/.000 3/.666 ··· 5/1.200 4/1.500 6/.000 ··· ···
7. Caratini# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 3/.666 ··· 1/.000
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 ··· ··· 3/1.000 9/.555 2/.000 5/.400 6/2.167 9/.583 ··· 2/.500
6. Hamilton# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.750 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 7/.453 1/ 2/1.000 4/.250 2/.500 1/.000 1/.000
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 ··· ··· 2/.500 7/.572 1/3.000 5/.000 7/.629 11/.955 ··· 2/1.000
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ ··· ··· 2/.500 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 4/.500 1/ ···
27. Kipnis* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 22/.604 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 3/.667
53. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 4/.000 1/ 2/.000 6/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
15. Maybin G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 11/1.616 ··· 1/ 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 ···
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 ··· 2/.000 3/1.334 9/.819 ··· 7/.971 9/.472 9/.904 ··· ···
12. Schwarber* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· 3/1.666 ··· 2/2.000 2/.000 7/.453 10/.967 ··· 3/.667
16. Vargas# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/5.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 207 .205 .242 .364 .606 158 .561 48 .737 .815 99 .611 2 0 7 7
13. Bote G ·  S ·  vP 124 .208 .315 .425 .739 85 .800 39 .609 1.013 59 .856 2 0 6 5
17. Bryant G ·  S ·  vP 137 .197 .285 .303 .588 105 .497 31 .868 .618 67 .582 0 0 2 4
7. Caratini# G ·  S ·  vP 116 .235 .328 .294 .622 91 .600 25 .700 .654 52 .470 0 1 0 1
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 201 .247 .353 .394 .747 157 .797 43 .592 .593 105 .779 1 2 5 2
6. Hamilton# G ·  S ·  vP 27 .083 .115 .083 .199 18 .243 9 .111 .174 5 .400 3 2 0 0
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 209 .264 .370 .539 .910 158 .966 50 .738 .933 106 .820 1 2 12 1
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 161 .290 .410 .504 .914 123 1.017 37 .614 1.236 83 1.064 1 0 6 0
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 114 .232 .310 .273 .582 80 .569 33 .633 .536 52 .618 3 1 0 2
27. Kipnis* G ·  S ·  vP 114 .260 .360 .448 .808 90 .849 24 .610 .639 57 .651 1 0 3 1
53. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 92 .195 .283 .317 .600 46 .579 45 .633 .252 20 .050 0 0 2 0
15. Maybin G ·  S ·  vP 82 .247 .293 .390 .682 65 .686 17 .669 .248 48 .778 1 0 1 1
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 220 .212 .332 .386 .718 167 .789 51 .504 .802 108 .655 2 1 9 1
12. Schwarber* G ·  S ·  vP 196 .190 .306 .393 .699 142 .731 53 .628 .784 94 .599 1 0 10 0
16. Vargas# G ·  S ·  vP 54 .196 .222 .314 .536 24 .726 30 .381 .542 15 .557 0 0 1 2
TOTAL .224 .320 .389 .708 .737 .633 .766 .688 16 8 63 27

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
65. Brubaker G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 35.2 4.79 9.1 157 .264 .738 71 .742 86 .734 .822 89 .746 4 2 2
43. Brault* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 35.2 4.04 8.1 152 .219 .610 130 .605 22 .641 .554 105 .669 2 0 0
62. Cederlind G ·  S ·  vP ·o···o········ 2.0 .00 9.0 6 .000 .000 2 .000 4 .000 .000 6 .000 0 0 0
75. Davis* G ·  S ·  vP ······ooo····· 5.1 11.81 6.8 26 .400 .983 16 .650 9 1.444 1.287 6 .000 1 0 0
32. Hartlieb G ·  S ·  vP ·XX···X··o···· 20.1 3.98 7.5 93 .200 .673 55 .675 38 .668 .648 40 .540 1 0 0
45. Holland* G ·  S ·  vP X····XX·o····· 40.2 6.86 10.0 179 .261 .876 147 .990 32 .381 .934 78 .842 12 0 1
54. Howard* G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo·o·X·o····· 19.2 3.66 11.4 83 .211 .722 52 .755 31 .663 .857 41 .636 3 2 1
23. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······· 16.2 3.24 7.0 66 .164 .721 30 .473 34 .939 .143 35 .543 4 0 1
39. Kuhl G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 39.1 5.03 8.9 171 .231 .776 76 .842 95 .722 .666 97 .868 8 2 2
59. Musgrove G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 32.2 4.68 12.4 142 .244 .778 59 .865 83 .710 .634 74 .623 5 1 2
66. Neverauskas G ·  S ·  vP ·······X·X··X· 18.0 7.50 11.0 84 .307 .954 49 .758 35 1.231 1.142 39 .819 5 2 0
48. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP Xo·····X····o· 21.1 2.95 12.7 86 .169 .534 40 .599 46 .475 .308 43 .610 3 3 0
46. Stratton G ·  S ·  vP ·oX·X·X··X··X· 26.2 3.04 11.8 115 .216 .630 64 .654 51 .601 .595 56 .640 3 3 1
72. Tropeano G ·  S ·  vP ·······X···X·· 13.1 1.35 12.2 58 .250 .720 43 .844 15 .354 .857 58 .720 1 0 0
71. Turley* G ·  S ·  vP o·o·o·X··o···· 18.2 4.34 9.2 79 .156 .557 52 .344 27 1.037 .378 35 .694 1 0 0
34. Williams G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 49.2 6.70 8.2 229 .310 .929 101 1.151 128 .761 .778 123 1.096 14 4 0
TOTAL 4.93 9.5 .242 .766 .721 .761 76 23 12
PIT Batters vs CHC Pitchers
PIT Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Pirates Batters (3.58 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (3.98 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (3.58 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (3.98 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 34. Lester* 60. Adam 48. Brothers* 39. Chafin* 24. Jeffress 46. Kimbrel 56. Ryan* 52. Tepera 51. Underwood 43. Winkler
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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
55. Bell# G  ·   S  ·   vP 34/.732 ··· ··· 4/.750 4/.250 3/4.333 6/.334 1/2.000 1/2.000 ···
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/.941 1/ ··· 2/2.000 9/.222 4/1.750 1/.000 2/.000 2/2.500 1/
2. Gonzalez G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/1.056 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
13. Hayes G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/5.000
51. Martin* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Moran* G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.671 ··· ··· 1/.000 12/.258 2/2.500 5/1.850 ··· 1/.000 1/.000
18. Murphy G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.200 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
36. Osuna G  ·   S  ·   vP 24/.656 ··· ··· 4/.750 4/.500 1/5.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000
25. Polanco* G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/.388 1/.000 5/1.400 11/.764 9/.555 3/.000 5/.600 ··· ··· ···
10. Reynolds# G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.100 ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 3/.000 3/1.667 ··· 1/.000 2/.500
15. Riddle* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.333
58. Stallings G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.167 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000

PIT Batters

PIT Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
55. Bell# G ·  S ·  vP 199 .230 .307 .368 .674 145 .688 52 .550 .534 103 .801 0 0 7 4
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 201 .215 .290 .315 .605 158 .639 40 .520 .633 101 .619 1 3 5 1
2. Gonzalez G ·  S ·  vP 171 .252 .282 .396 .679 126 .579 43 .957 .636 105 .665 2 3 3 6
13. Hayes G ·  S ·  vP 65 .310 .385 .603 .988 51 .864 14 1.423 1.123 65 .988 1 0 3 1
51. Martin* G ·  S ·  vP 11 .000 .182 .000 .182 9 .111 2 .500 .333 11 .182 0 0 0 0
19. Moran* G ·  S ·  vP 174 .240 .322 .448 .770 126 .789 46 .755 .754 85 .674 0 0 8 3
18. Murphy G ·  S ·  vP 59 .185 .241 .222 .464 52 .407 7 .857 .419 34 .485 0 0 0 2
36. Osuna G ·  S ·  vP 65 .161 .200 .274 .474 43 .330 22 .768 .493 33 .525 0 1 2 0
25. Polanco* G ·  S ·  vP 152 .150 .199 .321 .520 117 .536 33 .495 .680 91 .431 3 0 6 2
10. Reynolds# G ·  S ·  vP 184 .180 .279 .335 .614 141 .600 41 .694 .720 92 .531 1 1 5 2
15. Riddle* G ·  S ·  vP 58 .143 .172 .232 .405 49 .376 9 .556 .394 38 .380 1 0 1 4
58. Stallings G ·  S ·  vP 125 .259 .341 .380 .721 88 .653 35 .940 .809 66 .665 0 0 2 4
TOTAL .216 .281 .341 .622 .589 .744 .661 .602 15 10 46 46

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···· 51.1 4.91 6.7 224 .261 .792 199 .810 25 .655 .556 112 .817 10 2 2
60. Adam G ·  S ·  vP o···o···o·Xo·· 11.1 2.38 15.1 48 .186 .620 19 .763 29 .516 .522 30 .348 1 1 0
48. Brothers* G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 3.1 8.10 21.6 15 .167 1.000 6 1.667 9 .333 1.833 3 .000 2 0 0
39. Chafin* G ·  S ·  vP o············· 7.2 7.04 11.7 38 .303 .880 16 .899 22 .864 1.125 5 .900 1 0 1
11. Darvish G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 69.0 2.22 11.5 272 .219 .598 97 .538 175 .632 .586 130 .657 5 4 0
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 73.2 2.93 7.5 286 .239 .617 135 .719 151 .527 .774 136 .628 8 0 4
24. Jeffress G ·  S ·  vP ··X·XX···oo·o· 21.1 1.69 6.3 81 .136 .481 33 .463 48 .490 .167 33 .613 1 0 0
46. Kimbrel G ·  S ·  vP ····X···Xo·X·· 14.0 5.79 16.7 65 .196 .742 31 .522 34 .938 .759 30 .421 2 2 0
30. Mills G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 58.2 4.14 6.8 234 .211 .682 95 .512 139 .797 .628 142 .695 10 1 1
56. Ryan* G ·  S ·  vP ··········X··· 12.1 5.11 7.3 53 .271 .923 31 .838 22 1.055 .675 18 .535 4 1 0
52. Tepera G ·  S ·  vP o···X·····o·X· 19.2 4.12 13.7 84 .225 .671 45 .683 39 .656 .823 45 .800 2 0 0
51. Underwood G ·  S ·  vP ·X··········o· 17.2 5.09 11.2 70 .266 .860 34 .947 36 .774 .783 25 .490 4 3 0
43. Winkler G ·  S ·  vP ·X········X··· 15.2 3.45 8.0 66 .185 .675 37 .797 29 .457 .946 32 .715 3 0 0
TOTAL 3.94 9.2 .231 .698 .728 .684 63 20 9

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