How to Watch Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – September 19

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

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.