A pair of squads in the NL Central — the Chicago Cubs (78-72) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (70-80) — clash on Tuesday at 7:40 PM ET, at Wrigley Field. Javier Assad (3-3) is the starter for the Cubs. The Pirates have not named a starting pitcher yet.
How to Live Stream Cubs vs. Pirates
- Game Day: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
- TV: Marquee Sports Network
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Cubs and Pirates Stats
- The Cubs strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
- The Cubs have the 14th-ranked ERA (4.13) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs rank 14th in Major League Baseball with 178 home runs.
- The offense for Chicago has a slugging percentage of .416 this season, 12th in MLB.
- The Pirates pitching staff is 17th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pittsburgh has the 20th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.48).
- The Pirates are fourth-worst in MLB play with 146 home runs.
- This season, Pittsburgh’s .389 slugging percentage ranks 25th in baseball.
Cubs vs. Pirates Key Players
- Cody Bellinger’s 25 home runs and 91 RBI both lead the Cubs, on top of his team-high .311 average.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .288 with 26 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 43 walks.
- Ian Happ is batting .246 with 32 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 93 walks.
- Bryan Reynolds paces the Pirates with 77 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .272.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has 26 doubles, seven triples, 13 home runs and 27 walks while hitting .270.
- Jack Suwinski leads the Pirates with 25 long balls.
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Cubs vs. Pirates Betting Odds and Trends
Cubs vs. Pirates Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubs | -142 | +120 | 8.5 | -119 | -101 |
Cubs vs. Pirates Betting Trends
- This season, the Cubs have been favored 86 times and won 49, or 57%, of those games.
- The Cubs have a record of 19-13, a 59.4% win rate, when favored by -142 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- So far this season, the Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 73 of 150 games with a total.
- The Pirates have won in 51, or 42.9%, of the 119 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- The Pirates have a mark of 39-39 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +120 or worse on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Pirates have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 80 of 150 chances this season.
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