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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 6/12/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
CHICAGO CUBS  SAMARDZIJA )
 
PITTSBURGH  VOLQUEZ )
+1.5  -180

-1.5  +160
+115

-125

7un
 
0
Final
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CHICAGO CUBS (26 - 37) at PITTSBURGH (31 - 34)
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Thursday, 6/12/2014 7:05 PM
JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R) vs. EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
959CHICAGO CUBS+100Ov 7,-115+110Ov 7,-115
960PITTSBURGH-110Un 7,-105-120Un 7,-105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CHICAGO CUBS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games26-37-6.732-283.90.2330.2944.10.2440.307
Road Games11-23-8.317-143.70.2270.2804.40.2510.314
vs Right-handed Starters18-32-12.225-223.50.2220.2874.20.2490.313
Past 7 Games4-3+1.55-24.40.2510.2943.70.2560.316
Grass Games26-37-6.732-283.90.2330.2944.10.2440.307
Night Games14-18-1.616-144.40.2410.3064.20.2550.322
Division13-19-1.420-104.30.2490.3044.30.2490.316
CHICAGO CUBS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.90.2330.294632153501174550.032361885562842148425153
Road Games3.70.2270.28034118726986290.02123883001422328223128
Righty Starters3.50.2220.287501700378124390.021701534592234136333845
CHICAGO CUBS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.251.215196.6817115914801836-1311955%
Road Games2.271.038107322771440912-54357.1%

PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games31-34-5.228-314.00.2530.3194.30.2490.313
Home Games19-16+0.217-134.50.2710.3384.30.2480.310
vs Right-handed Starters28-30-3.225-274.10.2560.3214.20.2490.313
Past 7 Games3-4-1.84-34.70.2830.3564.10.2200.287
Grass Games31-34-5.228-314.00.2530.3194.30.2490.313
Night Games23-18+3.824-135.00.2740.3454.60.2630.326
Division16-22-7.916-194.00.2440.3114.00.2500.310
PITTSBURGH - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2530.319652231565165610.032472165043649572524660
Home Games4.50.2710.33835122133187280.021451242392127751262530
Righty Starters4.10.2560.321581992509152560.032231934533344267464251
PITTSBURGH - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.981.213214.37571182197817816-8201066.7%
Home Games2.911.2231304642113114610111-410662.5%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CHICAGO CUBS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/30/2014WOOD(L)@ MILWAUKEEESTRADA(R)5-11L1557.5 ovO101011640
5/31/2014HAMMEL(R)@ MILWAUKEEPERALTA(R)8-0W1307.5 unO1031440
6/1/2014SAMARDZIJA(R)@ MILWAUKEELOHSE(R)0-9L1357 ovO340920
6/3/2014ARRIETA(R)NY METSWHEELER(R)2-1W-1107.5 ovU6519100
6/4/2014JACKSON(R)NY METSMATSUZAKA(R)5-4W-1207 unO8917100
6/5/2014WOOD(L)NY METSDEGROM(R)7-4W-1157.5 unO8628110
6/6/2014HAMMEL(R)MIAMIEOVALDI(R)5-3W-1207 unO10701290
6/7/2014SAMARDZIJA(R)MIAMIWOLF(L)5-2W-1407.5 evU1150540
6/8/2014ARRIETA(R)MIAMIALVAREZ(R)3-4L-1056.5 evO9101871
6/9/2014JACKSON(R)@ PITTSBURGHMORTON(R)2-6L1407.5 unO8611070
6/10/2014WOOD(L)@ PITTSBURGHLIRIANO(L)7-3W1607.5 unO11411090
6/11/2014HAMMEL(R)@ PITTSBURGHCUMPTON(R)2-4L1207.5 unU58011101
6/12/2014SAMARDZIJA(R)@ PITTSBURGHVOLQUEZ(R) 
6/13/2014ARRIETA(R)@ PHILADELPHIAHERNANDEZ(R) 
6/14/2014JACKSON(R)@ PHILADELPHIABUCHANAN(R) 
6/15/2014WOOD(L)@ PHILADELPHIABURNETT(R) 
6/16/2014HAMMEL(R)@ MIAMIKOEHLER(R) 
6/17/2014SAMARDZIJA(R)@ MIAMITURNER(R) 
6/18/2014ARRIETA(R)@ MIAMIEOVALDI(R) 

PITTSBURGH - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/29/2014COLE(R)@ LA DODGERSHAREN(R)6-3W1007 evO1270751
5/30/2014LIRIANO(L)@ LA DODGERSBECKETT(R)2-1W-1057 ovU661781
5/31/2014CUMPTON(R)@ LA DODGERSRYU(L)2-12L1357 unO11911460
6/1/2014VOLQUEZ(R)@ LA DODGERSGREINKE(R)5-3W1707 ovO650670
6/2/2014MORTON(R)@ SAN DIEGOSTAUFFER(R)10-3W1107 unO161615110
6/3/2014COLE(R)@ SAN DIEGOHAHN(R)4-1W-1257 unU640450
6/4/2014LIRIANO(L)@ SAN DIEGOKENNEDY(R)2-3L1006.5 unU761170
6/6/2014CUMPTON(R)MILWAUKEELOHSE(R)15-5W-1057.5 unO16701170
6/7/2014VOLQUEZ(R)MILWAUKEEGARZA(R)3-9L-1157.5 ovO885981
6/8/2014LOCKE(L)MILWAUKEEGALLARDO(R)0-1L+1058 ovU5100431
6/9/2014MORTON(R)CHICAGO CUBSJACKSON(R)6-2W-1507.5 unO1070861
6/10/2014LIRIANO(L)CHICAGO CUBSWOOD(L)3-7L-1707.5 unO10901141
6/11/2014CUMPTON(R)CHICAGO CUBSHAMMEL(R)4-2W-1307.5 unU11101580
6/12/2014VOLQUEZ(R)CHICAGO CUBSSAMARDZIJA(R) 
6/13/2014LOCKE(L)@ MIAMIEOVALDI(R) 
6/14/2014MORTON(R)@ MIAMIWOLF(L) 
6/15/2014LIRIANO(L)@ MIAMIALVAREZ(R) 
6/17/2014CUMPTON(R)CINCINNATICUETO(R) 
6/18/2014VOLQUEZ(R)CINCINNATISIMON(R) 
6/19/2014 CINCINNATI  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CHICAGO CUBS: CHICAGO (AP) - Wrigley Field is decked out for the party of a century.
As for the Chicago Cubs?
It looks like there won't be much to celebrate this season other than their ballpark's 100th anniversary. As Wrigley hits a milestone, the Cubs remain in a rebuilding mode, hoping to avoid their fifth straight losing season.
They have a new manager in Rick Renteria. Their outlook looks about the same, though.
It's all about the future, the prized prospects in the system, no matter how painful that might be to the players in uniform at the major league level. More lumps appear to be in store for the Cubs as they enter their third year with Theo Epstein as president of baseball operations.
''The objective is to win as many games as possible, be the last man standing and bring a championship to the city of Chicago,'' pitcher Edwin Jackson said. ''The motivation is still the same. The message is still the same. We want to go out and win. We don't want to go out and be a pushover.''
PITTSBURGH: PITTSBURGH (AP) - The roars have faded. The giddiness of ending 21 years of futility and coming with a game of the National League championship series, too.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in some ways just another NL contender these days. That dark cloud of two decades of losing is gone after a remarkable 94-68 surge and the playoff berth that came along with it in 2013.
Now the franchise needs to figure out what to do with the rest of its life. For three seasons a club that was a laughingstock when manager Clint Hurdle took over in December 2010 has slowly made inroads to relevance.
Suddenly, the ''World Series or bust'' attitude owner Bob Nutting has espoused for years doesn't seem so laughable anymore.
Press reigning NL Manager of the Year Clint Hurdle on what his team can possibly do for an encore despite a relatively quiet offseason and he responds with his usual eternal optimism.
''Excellence is verb, not a noun,'' Hurdle said. ''You're going to continue to push forward. Our goal is to win a sixth world championship. The fact is, we haven't won an LCS or a division series. We need to maintain our focus on the things we need to do.''
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (CHICAGO CUBS-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(RESTORES dropped word in last graf.)

*Cubs-Pirates Preview* ======================

By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer

Chicago (26-36) at Pittsburgh (30-34), 7:05 p.m. EDT

There doesn't appear to be any stopping Andrew McCutchen right now.

McCutchen will try to get the best of Jeff Samardzija as the Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up a four-game home set against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.

Arguably no one has been swinging a hotter bat than McCutchen, who is batting .421 with six homers, seven doubles and 12 RBIs in 10 games this month. The reigning NL MVP went deep for the third time in as many days Wednesday, finishing 2 for 2 with two RBIs, two walks and his eighth stolen base in a 4-2 victory.

"I'm just seeing the ball, hitting the ball," he said. "I'm in a spurt where I'm feeling really good right now."

McCutchen has gone 11 for 22 with eight extra-base hits and nine RBIs during a six-game hitting streak at home, where his .438 average since April 21 leads active players.

"He's hot," manager Clint Hurdle said. "When he gets his pitch, he's not missing."

McCutchen is 10 for 26 against Samardzija (2-5, 2.54 ERA), who is coming off his second win in three outings after a frustrating start to the year. The right-hander yielded two runs and five hits over seven innings to beat Miami 5-2 on Saturday, striking out eight.

"The best thing as a starting pitcher you can have is consistency - that every time you go out there your coach and your teammates know what you're going to give them," he said. "That's what I want to do."

Samardzija owns a 3.79 ERA on the road, more than two runs higher than his home mark of 1.64. He is 3-1 with a 0.69 ERA in five career starts at PNC Park, though.

Samardzija has gone 0-3 with a 3.09 ERA in his last five starts against the Pirates (31-34) overall while receiving a combined two runs of support. He scattered five hits over seven scoreless innings in a 1-0, 10-inning defeat at Pittsburgh on opening day.

Samardzija has held Jordy Mercer and Clint Barmes hitless in a combined 19 at-bats in their matchups. Ike Davis, however, is 3 for 6 with two homers and a double.

Edinson Volquez (3-5, 4.27) had gone 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA over a three-start stretch before allowing four runs and four hits over six innings in Saturday's 9-3 loss to Milwaukee. The right-hander pitched well aside from yielding three runs in the fourth.

"I left a couple of pitches right in the middle of the plate," Volquez said. "I've got to do a better job than that."

Volquez is 5-0 with a 3.60 ERA in nine games - eight starts - versus Chicago (26-37) after throwing two scoreless innings of relief in a 3-2 loss April 3. However, his last start against the Cubs matched the shortest of his career as he surrendered six runs before exiting with two outs in the first inning with San Diego on Aug. 23.

Anthony Rizzo went 3 for 4 with two doubles against Volquez last season. Rizzo is batting .364 with three homers, eight RBIs and nine runs in the last nine games despite going 0 for 2 on Wednesday.

At 11-22, the Cubs are tied with Tampa Bay for the worst road record in baseball. They have hit .206 in losing six of their last eight away from home.


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