The Pittsburgh Pirates (15-21) will visit the Chicago Cubs (15-20), Wednesday at 7:40 PM ET, with the Cubs on a four-game winning run. The scheduled starters are Drew Smyly (1-4) for the Cubs, and Wil Crowe (2-2) for the Pirates.
The Cubs won yesterday's matchup with the Pirates by a 7-0 score. Keegan Thompson earned the win on the mound for the Cubs after going five innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out five.
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What time is Chicago vs. Pittsburgh?
- Game Day: Wednesday, May 18, 2022
- Game Time: 19:40 ET, 18:40 CT, 17:40 MT, 16:40 PT
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
- TV: ATT Sportsnet Pittsburgh (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Live Stream: Watch online with fuboTV!
Who is favored to win Chicago vs. Pittsburgh?
- Chicago odds: -169
- Pittsburgh odds: +145
Who are the key players for Chicago?
Starting pitcher (Smyly)
- The Cubs' Smyly (1-4) will make his seventh start of the season.
- The left-hander's last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up four earned runs while allowing 10 hits.
- The 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.64, a 3.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.348 in six games this season.
- This season, the left-hander has pitched against the Pirates in two games, and they have gone 9-for-39 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI over 10 innings.
Key hitters
- Willson Contreras has racked up a team-best slugging percentage (.495) while leading the Cubs in hits (30). He's batting .275 with seven doubles, a triple, five home runs and 15 walks.
- Ian Happ's .400 OBP and .383 slugging percentage both pace his team, and he has five doubles, two home runs and 21 walks while batting .280.
- Seiya Suzuki is batting .255 with nine doubles, a triple, four home runs and 17 walks.
- Patrick Wisdom is batting .211 with eight doubles, six home runs and eight walks.
Who are the key players for Pittsburgh?
Starting pitcher (Crowe)
- Crowe will take the mound to start for the Pirates, his first of the season.
- The 27-year-old righty came out of the bullpen in his most recent outing this season, one of 13 appearances so far.
- In his 13 games this season, opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of only .184 against him. He has a 2.57 ERA and averages 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Key hitters
- Ben Gamel is batting .272 with six doubles, a triple, three home runs and 13 walks.
- Ke'Bryan Hayes has a .390 on-base percentage while slugging .371. Both lead his team.
- Daniel Vogelbach has 27 hits, a team-best for the Pirates.
- Michael Chavis is batting .264 with four doubles, two triples, three home runs and four walks.
Key stats for Chicago vs. Pittsburgh
- The Cubs rank 23rd in MLB play with 28 home runs. They average 0.8 per game.
- The Cubs average 0.8 homers per game when playing at home this season (13 total in home contests).
- The Pirates average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- Their pitchers strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings in road games this season.
- The Pirates rank 25th in Major League Baseball with 27 home runs.
- They've hit 15 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 17 road contests this season.
- The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have an 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings rate in home games this season.
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