Pirates vs Cubs Game Breakdown
Pirates
64W-73L
September 03, 2024
07:40PM EST
Odds: 7.0 o/u
Cubs
71W-67L
Get ready to set sail for Wrigley Field where the Pittsburgh Pirates, fresh off a swashbuckling victory, are looking to plunder more wins against the Chicago Cubs under the twinkling lights of a partly cloudy Chicago sky. With first pitch at 07:40 PM EST, the stakes are high as the Pirates try to narrow their 16.5-game gap and the Cubs aim to claw back from a 10-game deficit in the National League standings. The Cubs, licking their wounds from a recent tumble against these same Pirates, are hungry to turn the tables in front of their home crowd. With the over/under teasing a tight 7.0, betting lines are buzzing, and the cool breeze at 66 degrees sets the stage for what promises to be an exhilarating face-off. So, as the Pirates aim to hoist their colors and the Cubs sharpen their claws, tonight’s game is shaping up to be a true battle of hooks and mitts!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: September 03, 2024 07:40PM EST
Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago
Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SSE at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 66.0° with 49% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| PIT ML | CHC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +104 | -124 | 7.0 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Recent | -126 | +106 | 7.5 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Difference | -230 | +230 | +0.5 | – |
Team Performance
55.8% Win Probability
44.2% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 7 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 2 | ||||
| 05/11/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 9 | Over | +12.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 10 | ||||
| 05/12/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 5 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 4 | ||||
| 05/16/24 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 5 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 4 | ||||
| 05/17/24 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 9 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 3 | ||||
| 05/18/24 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 0 | Under | -6.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 1 | ||||
| 05/19/24 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 3 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 2 | ||||
| 08/26/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 18 | Over | +19.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 8 | ||||
| 08/27/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 9 | Over | +7.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 5 | ||||
| 08/28/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 14 | Over | +17.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 10 | ||||
| 09/02/24 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 5 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 3 | ||||
| 06/13/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 3 | Over | +7.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 11 | ||||
| 06/14/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 6 | Over | +9.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 10 | ||||
| 06/15/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 2 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 7 | ||||
| 06/19/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 8 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 0 | ||||
| 06/20/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 4 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 0 | ||||
| 06/21/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 8 | Over | +4.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 3 | ||||
| 08/24/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 5 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 4 | ||||
| 08/25/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 1 | Under | -4.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 2 | ||||
| 08/26/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 10 | Over | +9.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 6 | ||||
| 08/27/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 10 | Over | +4.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 1 | ||||
| 09/19/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 1 | Over | +8.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 14 | ||||
| 09/20/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 13 | Over | +13.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 7 | ||||
| 09/21/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 8 | Over | +7.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 6 |
Pirates Vs Over/Under
Cubs Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28-24 | vsCHC | 14-10L | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Over |
| 08-22-24 | vsCIN | 0-7W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | Under |
| 08-16-24 | vsSEA | 3-5W | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Over |
| 08-10-24 | @LAD | 1-4L | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Under |
| 08-04-24 | vsARI | 6-5L | 5.3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Over |
| 07-29-24 | @HOU | 5-3W | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Over |
| 07-23-24 | vsSTL | 2-1L | 8.3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Under |
| 07-11-24 | @MIL | 1-0W | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Under |
| 07-05-24 | vsNYM | 2-14W | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Over |
| 06-29-24 | @ATL | 1-2L | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Under |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-27-24 | @PIT | 9-5W | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Over |
| 08-22-24 | vsDET | 2-10W | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Over |
| 08-17-24 | vsTOR | 2-3W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Under |
| 08-10-24 | @CWS | 3-1W | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | Under |
| 08-04-24 | vsSTL | 2-6W | 6.7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Over |
| 07-30-24 | @CIN | 3-6L | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Over |
| 07-24-24 | vsMIL | 3-2L | 5.3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Under |
| 07-19-24 | vsARI | 5-2L | 4.7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | Under |
| 07-11-24 | @BAL | 8-0W | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Over |
| 07-05-24 | vsLAA | 1-5W | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Under |
Pirates Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04 | vs CHC | 5-3W | 8 | 2 | Over |
| 09/03 | vs CLE | 1-6L | 2 | 0 | Under |
| 09/02 | vs CLE | 3-0W | 9 | 0 | Under |
| 09/01 | vs CLE | 8-10L | 12 | 2 | Over |
| 08/30 | @ CHC | 10-14L | 16 | 2 | Over |
| 08/29 | @ CHC | 5-9L | 10 | 1 | Over |
| 08/28 | @ CHC | 8-18L | 13 | 2 | Over |
| 08/27 | @ CIN | 4-3W | 10 | 1 | Under |
| 08/26 | @ CIN | 2-10L | 3 | 1 | Over |
| 08/25 | @ CIN | 6-5W | 8 | 0 | Over |
| 08/24 | @ CIN | 7-0W | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 08/23 | vs TEX | 0-1L | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 08/22 | vs TEX | 4-0W | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 08/21 | vs TEX | 3-4L | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 08/20 | @ SEA | 3-10L | 5 | 1 | Over |
Cubs Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04 | @ PIT | 3-5L | 6 | 1 | Over |
| 09/03 | vs WAS | 14-1W | 18 | 0 | Over |
| 09/02 | vs WAS | 5-2W | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 09/01 | vs WAS | 7-6W | 9 | 1 | Over |
| 08/30 | vs PIT | 14-10W | 16 | 1 | Over |
| 08/29 | vs PIT | 9-5W | 7 | 2 | Over |
| 08/28 | vs PIT | 18-8W | 21 | 2 | Over |
| 08/27 | vs MIA | 2-7L | 6 | 0 | Over |
| 08/26 | vs MIA | 14-2W | 17 | 4 | Over |
| 08/25 | vs MIA | 6-3W | 10 | 3 | Over |
| 08/24 | @ DET | 10-2W | 13 | 1 | Over |
| 08/23 | @ DET | 2-8L | 6 | 1 | Over |
| 08/22 | @ DET | 3-1W | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 08/20 | @ TOR | 0-1L | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 08/19 | @ TOR | 3-2W | 5 | 1 | Under |
Team’s Batting Order
| Pittsburgh Pirates | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.6 | 8.3 | 0.272 | 0.391 | 0.340 | 0.730 | 0.302 | 0.022 | |
| 8.2 | 10.6 | 0.282 | 0.459 | 0.384 | 0.843 | 0.342 | 0.040 | |
|
#3
Oneil Cruz
|
6.5 | 8.4 | 0.270 | 0.467 | 0.356 | 0.823 | 0.336 | 0.039 |
| 7.0 | 9.3 | 0.239 | 0.421 | 0.392 | 0.813 | 0.327 | 0.047 | |
| 6.9 | 9.0 | 0.265 | 0.386 | 0.312 | 0.699 | 0.291 | 0.018 | |
|
#8
Jose Rojas
|
7.8 | 7.8 | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan |
|
#9
Jared Triolo
|
5.6 | 7.4 | 0.205 | 0.297 | 0.338 | 0.634 | 0.263 | 0.019 |
| Chicago Cubs | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Ian Happ
|
7.0 | 9.4 | 0.241 | 0.456 | 0.399 | 0.854 | 0.342 | 0.046 |
| 6.1 | 8.1 | 0.254 | 0.437 | 0.390 | 0.827 | 0.333 | 0.038 | |
|
#3
Seiya Suzuki
|
6.8 | 8.9 | 0.273 | 0.487 | 0.396 | 0.883 | 0.355 | 0.044 |
| 6.6 | 8.6 | 0.264 | 0.417 | 0.354 | 0.771 | 0.316 | 0.032 | |
| 5.9 | 7.9 | 0.231 | 0.407 | 0.403 | 0.809 | 0.325 | 0.041 | |
|
#6
Nico Hoerner
|
5.4 | 6.9 | 0.258 | 0.349 | 0.365 | 0.714 | 0.294 | 0.010 |
| 5.6 | 7.3 | 0.238 | 0.383 | 0.345 | 0.728 | 0.298 | 0.029 | |
| 5.1 | 6.5 | 0.231 | 0.364 | 0.304 | 0.668 | 0.277 | 0.017 | |
|
#9
Miguel Amaya
|
4.0 | 5.2 | 0.240 | 0.366 | 0.319 | 0.685 | 0.284 | 0.025 |
Pirates Notable Injuries
- Marco Gonzales OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 3.6
- Joey Bart OUT (C): Avg: 0.272 SLG:0.487 Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: 2.8
- Ke’Bryan Hayes OUT (3B): Avg: 0.228 SLG:0.283 Last game: 08/19/24. Impact: 1.3
- Hunter Stratton OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 0.7
- Ben Heller OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 0.5
Cubs Notable Injuries
- Justin Steele OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 8.9
- Julian Merryweather OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: 0.2
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