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2018 MLB Season
(61-44) Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (55-52)
Date: Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Time: 7:05 PM ET
Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Projected Pitchers: Cole Hamels vs. Nick Kingham
MLB Moneyline Odds: Cubs -116 | Pirates +106
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Cubs -1.5 (+145)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 8
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Chicago Cubs
In Hamel’s last start before being traded, he was tagged with his ninth loss of the season as Texas was dominated by the Oakland Athletics 15-3. He went five innings giving up nine hits, seven earned runs, and two home runs while he struck out five and walked two.
In 114.1 innings of work this season, the lefty owns a solid strikeout (8.97 K/9) to walk (3.31 BB/9) rate, but has really struggled to contain the long ball (1.81 HR/9). The end-result is a high 4.72 ERA and an even higher 5.20 FIP meaning that Texas’ defense has made him look better.
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Chicago has played mediocre baseball in the past week as they could only win three of their last six contests. During that span their lineup is slashing .234/.286/.396 to go with 15 extra-base hits and 16 RBI.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kingham was rocked in his last outing as he took his fifth loss of the season in a 6-12 shellacking to the New York Mets. He went three innings giving up seven hits, six earned runs, and two home runs while he struck out one and walked four.
In 60.0 innings of work, the youngster owns a solid strikeout (8.25 K/9) to walk (2.70 BB/9) rate, but has struggled containing the long ball (1.95 HR/9) and stranding base runners (71.4% LOB%). The end-result is similar to Hamel’s as Kingham owns a 4.80 ERA and a higher 5.19 FIP.
Pittsburgh has played mediocre baseball in the past week as they were able to win three of their six contests. During that span their lineup is slashing .255/.317/.405 to go with 16 extra-base hits and 25 RBI.
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MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- CHC are 15-6 in their last 21 games as a favorite.
- Under is 7-3 in CHC last 10 Wed. games.
- PIT are 7-1 in their last 8 games as an underdog.
- PIT are 13-3 in their last 16 overall.
- PIT are 13-3 in their last 16 games on grass.
Free Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Prediction: Chicago edges out Pittsburgh on the road
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: OVER 8 Total Runs
Kingham has pitched better at home, but during the month of July he owns a 6.20 ERA and a slash line of .275/.354/.610. Hamel’s has been a completely different pitcher on the road owning a 2.93 ERA and a slash line of .220/.315/.382, but he owns an 11.12 ERA in the month of July. It’s hard to pick a winner here, but I bet that both teams are going to score runs.
MLB Free Score Prediction: Cubs 5 – Pirates 4
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