Pirates vs Cubs Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some Daily Fantasy Sports action as the Pittsburgh Pirates set sail for Wrigley Field, hoping to plunder another victory against the Chicago Cubs in what’s shaping up to be a nail-biter of a rematch. With the first pitch at 02:20 PM EST, the Pirates are looking to build on their recent dominant performance, while the Cubs are itching to claw back after their last tumble. The stakes are high with the Cubs just a couple of games shy of the top in the National League, and the Pirates not far behind. Odds makers have the line drawn with an over/under of 8.0, hinting at a potentially tight scoreline under the partly cloudy Chicago sky. As the winds whip from the south-southwest, will the Cubs manage to weather the Pirates’ storm, or will the Pirates ship another win back home? Let’s find out if it’s the Cubs’ den or the Pirates’ cove that holds the treasure today!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 18, 2024 02:20PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SSW at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 80.1° with 54% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	PIT ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+170	-210	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+169	-208	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-1	+2	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

97W-166L

37.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

130W-127L

62.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/10/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+1.0
05/10/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Over	+1.0
05/11/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	9	Over	+11.0
05/11/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	10	Over	+11.0
05/12/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Over	+1.0
05/12/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+1.0
05/16/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Over	+1.0
05/16/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Over	+1.0
05/17/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	9	Over	+4.0
05/17/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Over	+4.0
06/13/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Over	+6.0
06/13/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	11	Over	+6.0
06/14/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	6	Over	+8.0
06/14/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	10	Over	+8.0
06/15/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Over	+1.0
06/15/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+1.0
06/19/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	8	Push	-0.0
06/19/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	0	Push	-0.0
06/20/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Under	-4.0
06/20/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	0	Under	-4.0
06/21/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	8	Over	+3.0
06/21/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Over	+3.0
08/24/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Over	+1.0
08/24/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+1.0
08/25/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-5.0
08/25/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-5.0
08/26/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	10	Over	+8.0
08/26/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	6	Over	+8.0
08/27/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	10	Over	+3.0
08/27/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	1	Over	+3.0
09/19/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	1	Over	+7.0
09/19/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	14	Over	+7.0
09/20/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	13	Over	+12.0
09/20/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+12.0
09/21/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	8	Over	+6.0
09/21/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+6.0

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Bailey Falter

ERA 4.154 | IP 43.3 | 2.0W-2.0L | KO 27.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-12-24	vsCHC	5-4L	6.0	5	2	1	Over
05-05-24	vsCOL	3-5W	5.3	6	3	3	Under
04-29-24	@OAK	1-5L	5.0	6	5	5	Under
04-23-24	vsMIL	1-2W	7.0	3	1	8	Under
04-17-24	@NYM	1-9L	5.0	4	2	4	Over
04-12-24	@PHI	5-2W	5.0	4	1	3	Under
04-06-24	vsBAL	4-5W	6.0	1	0	1	Over
03-31-24	@MIA	9-7W	4.0	5	6	2	Over
09-23-23	@CIN	13-12W	2.0	9	8	1	Over
09-19-23	@CHC	1-14L	1.0	1	2	1	Over

Shota Imanaga

ERA 0.964 | IP 46.7 | 5.0W-0.0L | KO 51.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-13-24	@ATL	0-2L	5.0	7	0	8	Under
05-07-24	vsSD	2-3W	7.0	7	2	8	Under
05-01-24	@NYM	1-0W	7.0	3	0	7	Under
04-26-24	@BOS	7-1W	6.3	5	1	7	Under
04-20-24	vsMIA	3-5W	6.0	5	3	5	Under
04-13-24	@SEA	4-1W	5.3	5	1	4	Under
04-07-24	vsLAD	1-8W	4.0	2	0	3	Over
04-01-24	vsCOL	0-5W	6.0	2	0	9	Under

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/19	vs CHC	9-3W	15	2	Over
05/18	vs CHC	5-4W	7	2	Over
05/17	vs MIL	2-10L	8	1	Over
05/16	vs MIL	3-4L	3	2	Under
05/15	vs MIL	8-6W	13	3	Over
05/14	@ CHC	4-5L	8	2	Over
05/13	@ CHC	10-9W	11	5	Over
05/12	@ CHC	2-7L	7	0	Over
05/10	@ LAA	4-5L	6	0	Over
05/09	@ LAA	0-9L	3	0	Over
05/08	@ LAA	4-1W	6	1	Under
05/07	@ COL	5-3W	9	1	Under
05/06	@ COL	1-0W	6	0	Under
05/05	@ COL	2-3L	4	1	Under
05/03	vs OAK	0-4L	4	0	Under

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/19	@ PIT	3-9L	4	1	Over
05/18	@ PIT	4-5L	7	1	Over
05/17	vs ATL	7-1W	13	2	Under
05/16	vs ATL	0-7L	3	0	Under
05/15	vs ATL	0-2L	5	0	Under
05/14	vs PIT	5-4W	9	2	Over
05/13	vs PIT	9-10L	10	1	Over
05/12	vs PIT	7-2W	14	1	Over
05/10	@ SD	0-3L	1	0	Under
05/09	@ SD	3-2W	10	2	Under
05/08	@ SD	3-6L	7	2	Over
05/07	@ MIL	5-0W	7	1	Under
05/06	@ MIL	6-5W	8	3	Over
05/05	@ MIL	1-3L	8	1	Under
05/04	vs NYM	6-7L	9	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew McCutchen	7.6	10.1	0.213	0.378	37.0%	74.8%	4.7%
#2 Bryan Reynolds	7.4	9.6	0.254	0.414	38.7%	80.1%	2.8%
#3 Connor Joe	7.0	9.2	0.296	0.504	40.7%	91.1%	4.4%
#4 Oneil Cruz	6.0	7.7	0.251	0.431	31.7%	74.9%	4.2%
#5 Edward Olivares	6.7	8.9	0.237	0.43	32.3%	75.3%	5.4%
#6 Nick Gonzales	6.0	7.9	0.269	0.538	30.8%	84.6%	7.7%
#7 Jared Triolo	5.5	7.1	0.201	0.257	33.3%	59.0%	1.4%
#8 Joey Bart	5.2	7.0	0.229	0.458	41.7%	87.5%	6.2%
#9 Michael A. Taylor	5.6	7.1	0.222	0.287	29.6%	58.3%	0.9%

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Nico Hoerner	8.5	11.0	0.263	0.385	41.0%	79.5%	1.3%
#2 Seiya Suzuki	9.8	13.0	0.282	0.482	38.8%	87.1%	4.7%
#3 Cody Bellinger	9.4	12.4	0.256	0.48	38.4%	86.4%	5.6%
#4 Christopher Morel	9.0	12.1	0.215	0.417	33.7%	75.5%	5.5%
#5 Patrick Wisdom	9.2	12.3	0.294	0.618	47.1%	108.8%	5.9%
#6 Mike Tauchman	6.9	9.1	0.263	0.416	46.0%	87.6%	2.9%
#7 Ian Happ	7.1	9.4	0.209	0.307	37.9%	68.6%	1.3%
#8 Nick Madrigal	5.7	7.4	0.222	0.264	30.6%	56.9%	0.0%
#9 Yan Gomes	6.0	7.6	0.188	0.297	20.3%	50.0%	3.1%