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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 5/3/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
CHICAGO CUBS  ARRIETA )
 
PITTSBURGH  NIESE )
-1.5  -120

+1.5  +100
-170

+160

7.5un
 
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Final
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CHICAGO CUBS (18 - 6) at PITTSBURGH (15 - 11)
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Tuesday, 5/3/2016 7:05 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. JON NIESE (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
901CHICAGO CUBS-200Ov 6.5,-120-175Ov 7,-105
902PITTSBURGH+185Un 6.5,+100+165Un 7,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CHICAGO CUBS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games18-6+7.814-86.10.2520.3540.4060.7602.60.1990.2590.3010.559
Road Games11-3+7.48-56.90.2760.3640.4480.8132.60.1960.2460.3110.557
vs Left-handed Starters4-1+2.82-36.20.2340.3250.4150.7401.60.1700.2300.2290.459
Past 7 Games5-2+1.64-15.90.2520.3690.3820.7513.60.2140.2940.3360.630
Grass Games18-6+7.814-86.10.2520.3540.4060.7602.60.1990.2590.3010.559
Night Games13-2+10.59-66.90.2660.3690.4260.7962.50.1930.2520.2960.549
Division11-2+8.79-36.80.2610.3720.4170.7892.50.2010.2760.3150.592
CHICAGO CUBS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games6.10.2520.35424811204413260.4061371291881619015132418
Road Games6.90.2760.36414504139292180.44890701159113105107
Lefty Starters6.20.2340.3255171407080.4153023400342244
CHICAGO CUBS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.751.00059201838521743-24180%
Road Games2.180.9393310820311420-12166.7%

PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games15-11+217-95.20.2870.3650.4300.7954.70.2540.3380.4100.748
Home Games7-5+0.17-54.70.2810.3680.4310.7993.90.2150.3010.3210.622
vs Right-handed Starters12-10-0.113-94.70.2800.3580.4110.7704.20.2410.3260.3860.712
Past 7 Games5-2+2.44-35.70.2710.3430.4590.8024.00.2550.3230.3980.720
Grass Games15-11+217-95.20.2870.3650.4300.7954.70.2540.3380.4100.748
Night Games11-6+3.811-65.30.2640.3410.4110.7524.50.2530.3360.4110.747
Division8-5+1.46-74.40.2810.3710.4320.8033.50.2150.3030.3150.618
PITTSBURGH - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.20.2870.36526926266516230.4301291132041622435212818
Home Games4.70.2810.36812406114185110.43154568651031413108
Righty Starters4.70.2800.35822761213395170.41199931611518729192215
PITTSBURGH - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.271.433975146901349854-39375%
Home Games4.611.51341222138424371-23175%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CHICAGO CUBS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/19/2016HAMMEL(R)@ ST LOUISGARCIA(L)2-1W1057.5 unU590780
4/20/2016HENDRICKS(R)@ ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R)3-5L1007.5 unO561960
4/21/2016ARRIETA(R)@ CINCINNATIFINNEGAN(L)16-0W-1907.5 unO1890021
4/22/2016LESTER(L)@ CINCINNATIMOSCOT(R)8-1W-2108.5 ovO950541
4/23/2016LACKEY(R)@ CINCINNATISTRAILY(R)5-13L-1658.5 unO71121531
4/24/2016HAMMEL(R)@ CINCINNATISIMON(R)9-0W-1609 unP1480351
4/26/2016HENDRICKS(R)MILWAUKEENELSON(R)4-3W-2257.5 unU7100431
4/28/2016ARRIETA(R)MILWAUKEEJUNGMANN(R)7-2W-3656.5 unO81426102
4/29/2016LESTER(L)ATLANTABLAIR(R)6-1W-2757 unP750760
5/1/2016LACKEY(R)ATLANTATEHERAN(R)3-4L-2056.5 ovO671541
5/2/2016HAMMEL(R)@ PITTSBURGHCOLE(R)7-2W1307 ovO11110772
5/3/2016ARRIETA(R)@ PITTSBURGHNIESE(L) 
5/4/2016LESTER(L)@ PITTSBURGHNICASIO(R) 
5/5/2016HENDRICKS(R)WASHINGTONROSS(R) 
5/6/2016LACKEY(R)WASHINGTONSCHERZER(R) 
5/7/2016HAMMEL(R)WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L) 
5/8/2016ARRIETA(R)WASHINGTONROARK(R) 
5/9/2016LESTER(L)SAN DIEGOVARGAS(R) 
5/10/2016 SAN DIEGO  

PITTSBURGH - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/19/2016LIRIANO(L)@ SAN DIEGOREA(R)4-5L-1507.5 ovO111009132
4/20/2016LOCKE(L)@ SAN DIEGOPOMERANZ(L)2-8L-1107.5 ovO81101261
4/21/2016COLE(R)@ SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R)11-1W-1507 unO1170550
4/22/2016NIESE(L)@ ARIZONACORBIN(L)8-7W1209 unO13411591
4/23/2016NICASIO(R)@ ARIZONADE LA ROSA(R)1-7L-1109 unU461760
4/24/2016LIRIANO(L)@ ARIZONARAY(L)12-10W-1108.5 unO2013015132
4/25/2016LOCKE(L)@ COLORADOBETTIS(R)6-1W12512 unU9509110
4/26/2016COLE(R)@ COLORADODE LA ROSA(L)9-4W-1559.5 unO1291870
4/27/2016NIESE(L)@ COLORADOGRAY(R)9-8W10510.5 ovO159018120
4/29/2016NICASIO(R)CINCINNATISTRAILY(R)4-1W-1507.5 ovU740660
4/30/2016LIRIANO(L)CINCINNATISIMON(R)5-1W-2007 ovU10122690
5/1/2016LOCKE(L)CINCINNATIADLEMAN(R)5-6L-1508.5 unO984870
5/2/2016COLE(R)CHICAGO CUBSHAMMEL(R)2-7L-1407 ovO77211110
5/3/2016NIESE(L)CHICAGO CUBSARRIETA(R) 
5/4/2016NICASIO(R)CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L) 
5/6/2016LIRIANO(L)@ ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R) 
5/7/2016LOCKE(L)@ ST LOUISWAINWRIGHT(R) 
5/8/2016COLE(R)@ ST LOUISWACHA(R) 
5/9/2016NIESE(L)@ CINCINNATISTRAILY(R) 
5/10/2016 @ CINCINNATI  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CHICAGO CUBS: Expectations are soaring after the Cubs broke out in a huge way last season and fueled hope that their first championship since 1908 is within reach. The optimism has only escalated since the final out of Game 4 in the NLCS. That's because the Cubs added to a team that already included the NL Cy Young Award winner (Arrieta), Rookie of the Year (Kris Bryant) and Manager of the Year (Maddon), not to mention a two-time All-Star in Anthony Rizzo and another slugger in Schwarber who made a big impact as a rookie. They signed Jaosn Heyward ($184 million, eight years) and John Lackey ($32 million, two years) away from division-rival St. Louis, along with two-time All-Star Ben Zobrist ($56 million, four years) from Kansas City, and acquired Adam Warren from the Yankees in the Castro deal. They pulled off another big move when they re-signed Dexter Fowler to a $13 million, one-year contract in late February. That allowed them to keep three-time Gold Glove winner Heyward in right field rather than move him to center. For all the moves the Cubs made, they did not have to part with any of their prized prospects. That gives them depth and flexibility to make trades down the line.
PITTSBURGH: Three straight playoff appearances have put the franchise's two decades in the cellar firmly in the rearview mirror. The fiscal strains of success, however, are starting to show. The Pirates kept Mark Melancon at $10 million but balked at paying the homegrown Walker the same kind of money and wanted no part of the $8 million Alvarez might have fetched in arbitration. The front office has been raided, too, with several key contributors who set the cornerstone for the franchise's renaissance taking higher-profile jobs elsewhere. Their ability to keep up with St. Louis and the Chicago Cubs will likely hinge on their talented outfield and if the bullpen can once again shorten games to six innings.
PREVIEW
Cubs-Pirates Preview
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

Anyone still claiming win-loss records as a comprehensive statistic in assessing pitching performance will need to distract those in disagreement from tuning in for this mound matchup.

Jake Arrieta and Jonathon Niese are both unbeaten, but one has given up four times the earned runs of the other in 7 2/3 fewer innings.

They square off Tuesday night as the Chicago Cubs try for continued road dominance over the Pittsburgh Pirates, while Arrieta attempts to become the second pitcher ever to go 26 straight starts without giving up more than three runs.

Arrieta (5-0, 1.00 ERA) is 16-0 with a 0.69 ERA in 18 regular-season starts since last losing on July 25.

The latest bumped his winning streak to eight starts for the second time in those 18. The last Cubs pitcher to go beyond that was Milt Pappas' 11-start winning streak in 1972, and Arrieta is the first to win his first five starts of a season since Greg Maddux in 2006.

The team's 18-game winning streak in his starts is tops in baseball since Atlanta won 23 straight Kris Medlen starts from 2010-12.

However, the reigning NL Cy Young winner did see his MLB-record streak of 24 straight quality starts come to an end in Thursday's 7-2 home win over Milwaukee. It was the longest since Bob Gibson went 26 straight in 1967-68 to punctuate the argument for a lowered mound.

Control is to blame for Arrieta not putting himself in position to match that. The right-hander walked four for a second straight outing, and while the first was a no-hitter, he was limited to five innings against the Brewers despite surrendering just a run and three hits.

"All I can say is he's human," catcher David Ross told MLB's official website.

Barely. Even Gibson gave up more than three runs on his mound-altering run - five in nine innings of a loss to the Cubs.

Arrieta still hasn't given up four runs or more in 25 regular-season outings since June 16, going 21-1 with a 0.89 ERA. In 13 of those he hasn't allowed a run. The only pitcher in data available to 1913 to go 26 starts without giving up four runs once overlapped with Gibson in that pitcher-dominant era. It was the less-lauded Chris Short, who was 10-11 with a 2.13 ERA in 26 straight in '67-68.

The last time Arrieta saw the Pirates, his five-hit, 11-strikeout shutout pushed the Cubs through to the NLDS in a 4-0 wild-card win. He's 7-1 with a 1.46 ERA in 10 career starts against Pittsburgh.

Josh Harrison (1 for 13), Gregory Polanco (3 for 20), Francisco Cervelli (3 for 16) and Starling Marte (4 for 21) have struggled against him, but Matt Joyce (7 for 14) could find his way into the lineup.

While Arrieta has allowed four runs or more four times in 33 starts, Niese (3-0, 5.08) has done so in four of five this season. His teammates have masked it with a 8.89 run support average.

A 4.76 ERA in 10 starts against the Cubs has resulted in a more realistic 3-6 record. Jason Heyward is 9 for 28 with two home runs against Niese but is day to day with an injured wrist, while Anthony Rizzo is 2 for 17.

Chicago (18-6) opened the season series with Monday's 7-2 win to again avoiding losing consecutive contests for the first time this year. It was the second straight game there was a bit of a dust-up between dugouts.

"Boys being boys," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said.

Regardless of result Tuesday, the Cubs will be the first team since the 2003 New York Yankees to start a season without consecutive losses through 25 games, and no NL team has done it since Atlanta went 30 in 1999. Both clubs lost in the World Series.

A win would put Chicago 13 games over .500 in 25 games or fewer for the first time since the 1969 team did it in 24.

Including the playoff game, the Cubs have won three straight over the Pirates (15-11) with two runs allowed, as well as five in a row in Pittsburgh.

This will be the third time in four overall meetings the Pirates have seen Arrieta with him holding them scoreless in 16 straight innings.


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