Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, at PNC Park, September 23, 2020 Matchups, Preview

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Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2020 Chicago Cubs
Record 32-23
Manager David Ross
Game # 56
On This Date 57-65
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 16-14
Home 19-14
Away 13-9
Extra Innings 3-1
vs. RHP 25-19
vs. LHP 7-4
1-Run Games 10-8
vs. East 0-0
vs. Central 22-16
vs. West 0-0
Inter-League 10-7

CHC Last 10 Games

Kyle Hendricks (#28, 30, RHP, 6-4, 2.93)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 16-39
Manager Derek Shelton
Game # 56
On This Date 55-64
Standing 5th (16.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 2-8
Last 20 5-15
Last 30 9-21
Home 11-19
Away 5-20
Extra Innings 0-5
vs. RHP 14-29
vs. LHP 2-10
1-Run Games 7-14
vs. East 0-0
vs. Central 14-24
vs. West 0-0
Inter-League 2-15

PIT Last 10 Games

Trevor Williams (#34, 28, RHP, 1-8, 6.70)

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
Mon, Sep 21, 2020 CHC5@PIT0
Tue, Sep 22, 2020@PIT3 CHC2
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.35 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (5.18 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.35 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (5.18 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 34. Williams 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 24/.721 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 9/.472 2/.000 7/1.143 8/.750 10/1.400 2/2.500 ···
13. Bote G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/2.166 1/2.000 1/3.000 1/.000 4/1.417 1/.000 2/.000 3/2.000 5/.400 1/ ···
17. Bryant G  ·   S  ·   vP 24/1.366 ··· 1/2.000 4/.000 3/.666 ··· 5/1.200 4/1.500 6/.000 ··· ···
7. Caratini# G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/.661 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 3/.666 ··· 1/.000
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.000 1/ ··· 3/1.000 9/.555 2/.000 5/.400 6/2.167 10/.733 ··· 2/.500
6. Hamilton# G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.398 ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/.757 ··· 2/.000 2/1.000 7/.453 1/ 2/1.000 4/.250 3/.333 2/.000 1/.000
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP 23/.716 1/2.000 ··· 2/.500 7/.572 1/3.000 5/.000 7/.629 11/.955 ··· 2/1.000
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 4/.500 2/.000 ···
27. Kipnis* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.750 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 22/.604 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 3/.667
53. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP 23/.885 ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/.000 1/ 2/.000 6/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ···
15. Maybin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 11/1.616 ··· 1/ 2/.000 ··· 1/3.000 ···
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 28/1.020 ··· 3/.666 3/1.334 9/.819 1/5.000 7/.971 9/.472 9/.904 ··· ···
12. Schwarber* G  ·   S  ·   vP 28/1.179 1/3.000 ··· 3/1.666 ··· 2/2.000 2/.000 8/.393 10/.967 ··· 3/.667

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 215 .202 .237 .355 .592 162 .560 52 .679 .761 98 .491 2 0 7 7
13. Bote G ·  S ·  vP 131 .212 .313 .416 .729 89 .809 42 .562 .961 57 .759 2 0 6 5
17. Bryant G ·  S ·  vP 138 .195 .283 .301 .583 106 .492 31 .868 .604 68 .573 0 0 2 4
7. Caratini# G ·  S ·  vP 118 .240 .331 .308 .638 93 .621 25 .700 .690 46 .527 0 1 0 1
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 209 .244 .354 .386 .740 162 .793 46 .579 .591 104 .761 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 218 .258 .364 .522 .886 163 .946 54 .703 .874 106 .810 1 3 12 1
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 165 .291 .412 .500 .912 127 1.011 37 .614 1.215 79 1.004 1 0 6 0
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 117 .228 .310 .267 .578 81 .561 35 .633 .528 50 .602 3 1 0 2
27. Kipnis* G ·  S ·  vP 118 .253 .356 .434 .790 93 .836 25 .582 .613 58 .663 1 0 3 1
53. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 97 .184 .268 .299 .567 47 .566 49 .578 .224 21 .048 0 0 2 0
15. Maybin G ·  S ·  vP 86 .250 .302 .388 .690 66 .675 20 .739 .336 49 .740 1 0 1 1
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 228 .220 .338 .403 .741 170 .774 56 .664 .850 107 .728 2 1 10 1
12. Schwarber* G ·  S ·  vP 204 .193 .304 .398 .702 147 .749 56 .592 .781 93 .639 1 0 10 0
TOTAL .223 .319 .386 .705 .734 .627 .752 .674 16 9 64 27

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··· 49.2 6.70 8.2 229 .310 .929 101 1.151 128 .761 .778 123 1.096 14 4 0
43. Brault* G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 42.2 3.38 8.0 178 .201 .575 150 .567 28 .618 .513 114 .542 2 0 1
65. Brubaker G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······X 42.1 4.46 9.6 182 .252 .705 80 .680 102 .724 .754 114 .692 4 2 2
62. Cederlind G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o···o······ 2.0 9.00 9.0 10 .333 .844 4 .833 6 .833 1.238 10 .844 0 0 0
75. Davis* G ·  S ·  vP ·o······ooo··· 6.1 11.37 7.1 30 .379 .917 18 .575 11 1.364 1.152 10 .200 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 o··Xo·o·X·o··· 20.0 4.05 11.2 85 .219 .770 53 .740 32 .819 .936 43 .735 4 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······ 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·· 18.0 7.50 11.0 84 .307 .954 49 .758 35 1.231 1.142 35 .859 5 2 0
48. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP o·Xo·····X···· 22.1 2.82 12.5 89 .175 .539 42 .619 47 .464 .328 46 .614 3 3 0
46. Stratton G ·  S ·  vP o··oX·X·X··X·· 27.1 3.29 11.9 118 .219 .631 65 .676 53 .577 .598 59 .641 3 3 1
72. Tropeano G ·  S ·  vP ·o·······X···X 14.2 1.23 11.7 62 .232 .670 46 .786 16 .330 .688 47 .716 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
TOTAL 4.87 9.5 .241 .760 .714 .749 77 23 13
PIT Batters vs CHC Pitchers
PIT Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Pirates Batters (3.51 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (3.89 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (3.51 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (3.89 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 28. Hendricks 60. Adam 73. Alzolay 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 28/.424 ··· 4/2.500 5/.600 4/.250 3/4.333 7/.286 1/2.000 1/2.000 ···
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/1.222 1/ 4/2.000 2/2.000 10/.200 4/1.750 2/.000 2/.000 2/2.500 1/
2. Gonzalez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000
13. Hayes G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ 1/.000 2/2.500
19. Moran* G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.618 ··· 2/2.500 2/.000 12/.258 2/2.500 6/1.500 ··· 1/.000 1/.000
18. Murphy G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
76. Oliva G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
36. Osuna G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.000 ··· 2/.500 4/.750 5/.400 1/5.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000
25. Polanco* G  ·   S  ·   vP 33/1.071 1/.000 1/ 11/.764 9/.555 3/.000 7/.619 ··· ··· ···
10. Reynolds# G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.000 ··· 5/.650 ··· 4/.500 3/.000 3/1.667 1/.000 1/.000 2/.500
15. Riddle* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.333
58. Stallings G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.606 1/.000 2/.000 1/5.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 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 206 .221 .296 .354 .650 147 .678 57 .497 .498 107 .768 0 0 7 4
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 207 .214 .286 .316 .602 160 .651 44 .471 .626 104 .632 1 3 5 1
2. Gonzalez G ·  S ·  vP 178 .247 .277 .392 .668 128 .569 48 .918 .621 108 .662 2 3 3 6
13. Hayes G ·  S ·  vP 73 .323 .397 .585 .982 55 .864 18 1.324 1.091 73 .982 1 0 3 1
19. Moran* G ·  S ·  vP 178 .234 .315 .437 .751 126 .789 50 .691 .724 89 .641 0 0 8 3
18. Murphy G ·  S ·  vP 59 .185 .241 .222 .464 52 .407 7 .857 .419 32 .517 0 0 0 2
76. Oliva G ·  S ·  vP 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 .000 .000 4 .000 0 0 0 0
36. Osuna G ·  S ·  vP 71 .164 .211 .269 .480 46 .334 25 .755 .502 38 .542 0 1 2 0
25. Polanco* G ·  S ·  vP 158 .154 .217 .322 .538 118 .543 38 .552 .705 94 .480 3 0 6 2
10. Reynolds# G ·  S ·  vP 192 .178 .272 .325 .598 145 .583 45 .675 .684 97 .524 1 1 5 2
15. Riddle* G ·  S ·  vP 58 .143 .172 .232 .405 49 .376 9 .556 .394 35 .414 1 0 1 4
58. Stallings G ·  S ·  vP 132 .252 .331 .391 .722 90 .637 40 .954 .802 73 .672 0 0 3 4
TOTAL .214 .279 .338 .617 .585 .726 .649 .609 15 10 47 46

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 73.2 2.93 7.5 286 .239 .617 135 .719 151 .527 .774 136 .628 8 0 4
60. Adam G ·  S ·  vP ··o···o···o·Xo 11.1 2.38 15.1 48 .186 .620 18 .807 29 .516 .522 30 .348 1 1 0
73. Alzolay G ·  S ·  vP X···········X· 16.1 3.31 11.6 69 .182 .573 33 .428 35 .733 .566 51 .680 0 2 1
39. Chafin* G ·  S ·  vP o·o··········· 8.1 7.56 11.9 41 .306 .946 18 1.111 23 .824 1.215 8 1.232 2 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
24. Jeffress G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X·XX···oo· 22.1 1.61 6.4 84 .130 .462 34 .448 50 .469 .143 36 .556 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
34. Lester* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 57.1 4.40 6.1 245 .256 .761 214 .789 31 .568 .537 133 .755 10 2 2
30. Mills G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 58.2 4.14 6.8 234 .211 .682 95 .512 139 .797 .628 113 .712 10 1 1
62. Quintana* G ·  S ·  vP X············· 8.0 5.62 11.2 32 .267 .779 22 .668 10 1.000 .779 20 .724 1 0 1
56. Ryan* G ·  S ·  vP oX··········X· 14.1 4.40 6.3 60 .241 .835 34 .761 26 .944 .535 22 .490 4 1 0
52. Tepera G ·  S ·  vP o·o···X·····o· 20.1 3.98 13.7 87 .219 .662 46 .626 40 .638 .796 45 .834 2 0 0
51. Underwood G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 17.2 5.09 11.2 70 .266 .860 33 .977 36 .774 .783 23 .534 4 3 0
43. Winkler G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X········X· 16.2 3.24 9.2 69 .175 .642 40 .734 29 .457 .820 31 .672 3 0 0
TOTAL 3.85 9.2 .229 .690 .707 .664 64 20 9

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