Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Odds

Power Ranking

Pittsburgh 3

Chicago 9

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PIT
4.15
4.93
0.00
7.78
3.51
8.69
3.67

Offense
Defense
Team ERA
Offensive Hits
Offensive Walks
Defensive Hits
Defensive Walks

CHC
5.02
4.50
0.00
8.63
3.61
8.23
3.11

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Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs will try to be nasty hosts on Monday when the Pittsburgh Pirates pay a visit to Wrigley Field.

The Chicago Cubs will rely on Jason Hammel to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Vance Worley will be his counterpart for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jason Hammel is 1-1 this season, and Vance Worley is 2-1.

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Team Record

Pittsburgh Pirates

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	11-8	8-2	7-6	1-2	10-6
Home	6-4	5-2	5-2	1-2	5-2
Away	5-4	3-0	2-4	0-0	5-4
Fave	8-6	7-2	4-4	1-2	7-4
Dog	3-2	1-0	3-2	0-0	3-2
O/U	8-8-3	4-4-2	7-3-3	1-2	7-6-3
vs LHP	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1
vs RHP	11-7	8-1	7-5	1-2	10-5

Team Record

Chicago Cubs

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	10-7	6-4	7-4	0-0	10-7
Home	4-4	2-2	3-2	0-0	4-4
Away	6-3	4-2	4-2	0-0	6-3
Fave	5-5	3-3	3-3	0-0	5-5
Dog	4-2	3-1	3-1	0-0	4-2
O/U	8-6-3	5-2-3	4-5-2	0-0	8-6-3
vs LHP	1-2	1-1	1-1	0-0	1-2
vs RHP	9-5	5-3	6-3	0-0	9-5

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Pittsburgh Pirates

Vance Worley (2-2) ERA: 4.50

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Apr 22, 2015	CHC	W	4-3	P	5.2	90
Apr 17, 2015	MIL	W	6-3	O	6	81
Apr 11, 2015	MIL	L	0-6	U	6.1	-100

Chicago Cubs

Jason Hammel (2-1) ERA: 3.55

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Apr 22, 2015	PIT	L	3-4	P	5	-100
Apr 17, 2015	SD	L	4-5	O	6.1	-100
Apr 11, 2015	COL	W	9-5	O	6	97

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Pittsburgh Pirates

Vance Worley (2-2) ERA: 4.50

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Apr 22, 2015	4-3	PIT	5.2	6	1	0	2	5	Win
Sep 5, 2014	5-3	PIT	4.2	5	3	2	4	6	No Decision
Jun 21, 2014	5-3	PIT	6.2	5	3	3	1	4	Win
Apr 30, 2012	6-4	PHI	7	5	1	1	2	5	No Decision
Jul 20, 2011	9-1	PHI	8	4	1	1	2	7	Win

Chicago Cubs

Jason Hammel (2-1) ERA: 3.55

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Apr 22, 2015	4-3	PIT	5	6	4	3	0	5	Loss
Jun 22, 2014	2-1	PIT	7	6	2	2	1	6	Loss
Jun 11, 2014	4-2	PIT	5	11	4	4	2	6	Loss
Apr 9, 2014	7-5	CHC	7	3	3	3	1	6	Win
Apr 3, 2014	3-2	CHC	6.2	2	1	1	1	5	Win

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Apr 23, 2015	CHC	4	109	7	Over	Kyle Hendricks (R)
Apr 23, 2015	PIT	5	109	7	Over	Jeff Locke (L)
Apr 22, 2015	CHC	3	-111	7.5	Under	Jason Hammel (R)
Apr 22, 2015	PIT	4	-111	7.5	Under	Vance Worley (R)
Apr 21, 2015	CHC	9	-151	7.5	Over	Travis Wood (L)
Apr 21, 2015	PIT	8	-151	7.5	Over	Francisco Liriano (L)
Apr 20, 2015	CHC	5	-106	7	Push	Jake Arrieta (R)
Apr 20, 2015	PIT	2	-106	7	Push	A.J. Burnett (R)
Sep 14, 2014	CHC	3	-205	7.5	Over	Jacob Turner (R)
Sep 14, 2014	PIT	7	-205	7.5	Over	Edinson Volquez (R)
Sep 13, 2014	CHC	6	-211	7	Over	Felix Doubront (L)
Sep 13, 2014	PIT	4	-211	7	Over	Jeff Locke (L)
Sep 12, 2014	CHC	3	-225	6.5	Over	Tsuyoshi Wada (L)
Sep 12, 2014	PIT	7	-225	6.5	Over	Gerrit Cole (R)
Sep 7, 2014	PIT	10	153	7.5	Over	Gerrit Cole (R)
Sep 7, 2014	CHC	4	153	7.5	Over	Travis Wood (L)
Sep 6, 2014	PIT	5	157	7	Under	Francisco Liriano (L)
Sep 6, 2014	CHC	0	157	7	Under	Felix Doubront (L)
Sep 5, 2014	PIT	5	128	8.5	Under	Vance Worley (R)
Sep 5, 2014	CHC	3	128	8.5	Under	Tsuyoshi Wada (L)

Betting Odds Trends

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs

Betting Odds Trends

Chicago Cubs

Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Injuries

Pittsburgh Pirates

Yasmani Grandal C 10-day IL (03/25), Foot
Marco Gonzales SP 15-day IL (04/14), Forearm
Ryan Borucki SP 15-day IL (04/06), Triceps
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B Is "?" , Back
Joey Bart C Is "?" , Head
Jason Delay C 10-day IL (04/01), Knee
Carmen Mlodzinski RP 15-day IL (03/25), Elbow

Injuries

Chicago Cubs

Jameson Taillon SP Is upgraded to expected to start Thursday vs Miami Marlins, Back
Julian Merryweather SP 60-day IL (04/06), Shoulder
Patrick Wisdom 3B 10-day IL (3/25), Back
Justin Steele SP 15-day IL (03/29), Hamstring
Seiya Suzuki LF 10-day IL (04/15), Oblique
Caleb Kilian SP 60-day IL (03/28), Shoulder

Last 5 Games

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Apr 26, 2015	ARI	8-0	W	-133	8.5	Francisco Liriano	6.1	A	Jeremy Hellickson
Apr 25, 2015	ARI	2-1	W	-132	9	A.J. Burnett	7	A	Rubby De La Rosa
Apr 24, 2015	ARI	4-1	W	-127	8	Gerrit Cole	7.2	A	Josh Collmenter
Apr 23, 2015	CHC	5-4	W	+109	7	Jeff Locke	5	H	Kyle Hendricks
Apr 22, 2015	CHC	4-3	W	-111	7.5	Vance Worley	5.2	H	Jason Hammel

Chicago Cubs

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Apr 26, 2015	CIN	5-2	W	-116	7	Jake Arrieta	6	A	Anthony DeSclafani
Apr 24, 2015	CIN	7-3	W	-102	7	Jon Lester	6	A	Mike Leake
Apr 23, 2015	PIT	4-5	L	-119	7	Kyle Hendricks	5.1	A	Jeff Locke
Apr 22, 2015	PIT	3-4	L	+101	7.5	Jason Hammel	5	A	Vance Worley
Apr 21, 2015	PIT	9-8	W	+141	7.5	Travis Wood	5	A	Francisco Liriano

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Runs Scored

4.15 5.02

Runs Allowed

4.93 4.50

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.08 5.40

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.56 4.67

Starter ERA

4.50 3.55

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Offensive Hits

7.78 8.63

Hits Allowed

8.69 8.23

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

6 10.2

Offensive Walks

3.51 3.61

Defensive Walks

3.67 3.11

Wins Last 10 Games

8 6

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.15	25	4.50	17
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.08	25	4.67	19
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.02	5	4.93	23
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.40	3	4.56	16