Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs 9/2/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The Pirates are coming here after playing the other Chicago team in their last game. The game against the White Sox ended up being a loss by a score of 4-2. The Pirates are now sitting on a horrible record of 48-84 on the year.
So far this season the Pirates have managed to get a total of 1013 hits and an average of .233. The Pirates have posted an OBP of .304 and a slugging of .360. Pittsburgh has ended up with 472 runs and have hit a total of 101 homers. The Pirates pitching has posted a WHIP of 1.41 and a team ERA of 5.04. The opponents are hitting at a clip of .256 off of the Pirates pitching.
The Cubs are coming to the game here after facing a struggling Twins team. The Cubs ended up winning the game by a score of 3-1. The Cubs are now sitting on a record of 58-75 on the year so far.
Chicago is coming here with the opponents hitting at a clip of .253. However, the Cubs have a WHIP of 1.39 and have posted a team ERA of 4.72. Chicago has managed to get a total of 1000 hits and an average of .230. The Cubs have scored 562 runs and have hit a total of 170 homers. However, Chicago has an OBP of .305 and a slugging of .399 on the year.
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The Pirates are playing on the road and while the Cubs are not that great of a home team, the Pirates are even worse on the road. Look for the Cubs, even with their lackluster performances of the past to bring home the win here as the Pirates struggle against the Cubs who are able to do better at Wrigley than expected. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win 5-3.