The Chicago Cubs (6-4) and Tampa Bay Rays (5-5) will meet on Tuesday at Wrigley Field, starting at 7:40 PM ET. The scheduled starters are Matt Wisler for the Rays, and Justin Steele (1-0) for the Cubs.
The Cubs took yesterday's matchup against the Rays by a 4-2 score. Keegan Thompson was the winning pitcher for the Cubs after going 3 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out five.
Look for all the detailed information about this matchup including the date, time, TV channel and where to stream it live online for free. Watch this game live in the US at FuboTV (7-day free trial).
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What time is Tampa Bay vs. Chicago?
- Game Day: Tuesday, April 19, 2022
- Game Time: 19:40 ET, 18:40 CT, 17:40 MT, 16:40 PT
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
- TV: Marquee Sports Network
- Live Stream: Watch online with fuboTV!
Who is favored to win Tampa Bay vs. Chicago?
- Tampa Bay odds: -125
- Chicago odds: +106
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Who are the key players for Tampa Bay?
Starting pitcher (Wisler)
- The Rays will send out Wisler for his first start of the season.
- The 29-year-old righty has pitched in relief five times already this year, but will make his first start.
- He has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 1.93, a batting average against of .176 and 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Key hitters
- Ji-Man Choi has racked up a team-best OBP (.581), while pacing the Rays in hits (nine). He's batting .409 with three doubles, two home runs and nine walks.
- Wander Franco paces his team with a .500 slugging percentage. He has four doubles, a triple and a walk while hitting .342.
- Brandon Lowe has three home runs and six walks while batting .184.
- Manuel Margot is hitting .355 with a double and three walks.
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Who are the key players for Chicago?
Starting pitcher (Steele)
- Steele (1-0) takes the mound first for the Cubs to make his third start this season.
- In his most recent appearance on Friday, the lefty threw 4 1/3 innings against the Colorado Rockies, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- He has a 1.93 ERA and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .257 against him over his two games this season.
Key hitters
- Seiya Suzuki has accumulated an on-base percentage of .564, a slugging percentage of .929, and has 12 hits, all club-highs for the Cubs.
- Frank Schwindel is batting .256 with a double, two home runs and two walks.
- Willson Contreras is batting .250 with three doubles, two home runs and two walks.
- Jonathan Villar is batting .450 with two doubles and three walks.
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Key stats for Tampa Bay vs. Chicago
- The Rays average 0.7 home runs per game to rank 23rd in baseball with seven total home runs .
- The Rays have hit zero homers away from home this season (zero per game).
- The Cubs average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.9) in the league this season.
- In four games at home this season, their pitchers average 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Cubs' 10 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
- In four games at home this season, they've hit four homers, an average of 1 per contest.
- The 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
- The Rays average nine strikeouts per nine innings on the road this season.
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