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MLB : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 9/28/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
CHICAGO CUBS  ARRIETA )
 
PITTSBURGH  TAILLON )
-1.5  -115

+1.5  -105
-165

+155

7.5un
 
4
Final
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CHICAGO CUBS (101 - 56) at PITTSBURGH (77 - 80)
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Wednesday, 9/28/2016 7:05 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. JAMESON TAILLON (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
901CHICAGO CUBS-170Ov 7.5,+100-155Ov 7.5,+105
902PITTSBURGH+160Un 7.5,-120+145Un 7.5,-125
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CHICAGO CUBS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games101-56+4.671-785.00.2570.3360.4180.7543.40.2110.2780.3390.617
Road Games44-32-2.740-315.20.2600.3330.4270.7603.80.2200.2850.3580.643
vs Right-handed Starters73-39+5.454-525.10.2600.3390.4190.7573.50.2140.2820.3490.631
Past 7 Games6-1+4.64-36.40.3100.4020.4680.8702.90.2350.2980.3290.627
Grass Games101-56+4.671-785.00.2570.3360.4180.7543.40.2110.2780.3390.617
Night Games57-29+9.734-475.00.2530.3330.4150.7493.30.2080.2750.3360.611
Division48-23+7.539-295.70.2700.3560.4450.8013.70.2170.2920.3650.657
CHICAGO CUBS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.00.2570.33615753511374264301800.4187456361303621190126100112106
Road Games5.20.2600.33376269570013714950.4273762976652657567534954
Righty Starters5.10.2600.3391123820994194241210.4195374539175183897717783
CHICAGO CUBS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.511.209456.71971783565419650621-19371472.5%
Road Games3.191.171220.4957816625922478-1016769.6%

PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games77-80-12.486-664.50.2580.3270.3950.7214.70.2670.3310.4270.758
Home Games37-42-17.847-304.40.2690.3380.4080.7464.80.2670.3310.4170.748
vs Right-handed Starters57-71-26.668-564.30.2530.3200.3860.7054.90.2710.3350.4330.769
Past 7 Games2-5-3.44-33.60.2390.3190.3680.6876.10.2890.3570.4490.806
Grass Games77-80-12.486-664.50.2580.3270.3950.7214.70.2670.3310.4270.758
Night Games57-52-1.955-494.60.2550.3210.3910.7124.40.2660.3280.4250.753
Division32-39-13.235-344.10.2530.3280.3860.7154.80.2630.3340.4310.765
PITTSBURGH - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2580.32715753911390251311420.395681550128796114315210516791
Home Games4.40.2690.33879263170912023660.4083322735983957976649543
Righty Starters4.30.2530.32012843481100194271100.3865214251019829071289114079
PITTSBURGH - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.391.3395732502165396222852528-20511775%
Home Games4.221.4592901571363013412225112-14231363.9%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CHICAGO CUBS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
9/14/2016LESTER(L)@ ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R)7-0W-1257.5 unU1260320
9/15/2016MONTGOMERY(L)MILWAUKEENELSON(R)4-5L-2108.5 ovO1092740
9/16/2016LACKEY(R)MILWAUKEEANDERSON(R)5-4W-1659 unP11711061
9/17/2016ARRIETA(R)MILWAUKEEDAVIES(R)3-11L-2008.5 unO861830
9/18/2016HENDRICKS(R)MILWAUKEEPERALTA(R)1-3L-3208.5 unU9110750
9/19/2016HAMMEL(R)CINCINNATIADLEMAN(R)5-2W-2659.5 unU951660
9/20/2016LESTER(L)CINCINNATISMITH(R)6-1W-2708 unU11101780
9/21/2016LACKEY(R)CINCINNATISTEPHENSON(R)9-2W-2709 unO15121651
9/23/2016ARRIETA(R)ST LOUISLEAKE(R)5-0W-1857 ovU9100530
9/24/2016HAMMEL(R)ST LOUISREYES(R)4-10L-1458 unO8611480
9/25/2016LESTER(L)ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R)3-1W-1609 unU890570
9/26/2016HENDRICKS(R)@ PITTSBURGHKUHL(R)12-2W-1607.5 unO181301092
9/27/2016LACKEY(R)@ PITTSBURGHVOGELSONG(R)6-4W-1408.5 unO81128111
9/28/2016ARRIETA(R)@ PITTSBURGHTAILLON(R) 
9/29/2016HAMMEL(R)@ PITTSBURGHNOVA(R) 
9/30/2016HAMMEL(R)@ CINCINNATIFINNEGAN(L) 
10/1/2016LESTER(L)@ CINCINNATIADLEMAN(R) 
10/2/2016HENDRICKS(R)@ CINCINNATISTEPHENSON(R) 

PITTSBURGH - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
9/14/2016BRAULT(L)@ PHILADELPHIATHOMPSON(R)2-6L-1109 unU9821590
9/15/2016KUHL(R)@ PHILADELPHIAEICKHOFF(R)15-2W1108 unO1310531
9/16/2016VOGELSONG(R)@ CINCINNATISTEPHENSON(R)9-7W-12010 evO1291940
9/17/2016TAILLON(R)@ CINCINNATIDESCLAFANI(R)10-4W-1208.5 unO111121183
9/17/2016WILLIAMS(R)@ CINCINNATIFINNEGAN(L)7-3W-1209 unO11130741
9/18/2016NOVA(R)@ CINCINNATISTRAILY(R)4-7L-1308.5 ovO7711492
9/20/2016BRAULT(L)@ MILWAUKEEGARZA(R)6-3W-1259 unP1362760
9/21/2016KUHL(R)@ MILWAUKEENELSON(R)4-1W-1309 unU970761
9/22/2016VOGELSONG(R)@ MILWAUKEEANDERSON(R)1-3L-1109 unU550430
9/23/2016TAILLON(R)WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L)6-5W-1158 evO1213313120
9/24/2016NOVA(R)WASHINGTONROSS(R)1-6L+1008.5 unU811312100
9/25/2016GLASNOW(R)WASHINGTONCOLE(R)7-10L-1358 evO7411490
9/26/2016KUHL(R)CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R)2-12L+1507.5 unO109218130
9/27/2016VOGELSONG(R)CHICAGO CUBSLACKEY(R)4-6L+1308.5 unO81118112
9/28/2016TAILLON(R)CHICAGO CUBSARRIETA(R) 
9/29/2016NOVA(R)CHICAGO CUBSHAMMEL(R) 
9/30/2016GLASNOW(R)@ ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R) 
10/1/2016 @ ST LOUISGARCIA(L) 
10/2/2016VOGELSONG(R)@ ST LOUISWAINWRIGHT(R) 
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' Arrieta out to maintain dominance of Pirates
 

PITTSBURGH -- Jake Arrieta, last season's NL Cy Young Award winner, goes into his final start of the regular season Wednesday night with a 2.85 ERA that would be the best of any starter on 26 other teams.

With the Chicago Cubs -- owners of baseball's best record for the first time since 1945 -- he ranks only third behind Kyle Hendricks (1.99) and Jon Lester (2.28).

Against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team Arrieta defeated in last season's NL wild card game, he has certainly been the Cubs' ace -- going 9-2 with a 2.44 ERA in 14 starts. The most memorable, of course, came when he threw eight shutout innings as the Cubs eliminated the Pirates from the postseason, 4-0, on Oct. 7, 2015.

The atmosphere inside PNC Park won't be nearly as electric Wednesday night, when Arrieta (18-7) attempts to take a strong finish to the season into the postseason against the Pirates (77-80), who won't reach the playoffs for the first time since 2012.

Arrieta is coming off one of his best starts of the season: seven scoreless innings, with 10 strikeouts and five hits allowed, in the Cubs' 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.

"I don't need anything to convince me I can sustain this," said Arrieta, who, despite being the NL's best pitcher in 2015, figures to start the postseason behind Lester and Hendricks in the Cubs' rotation.

That figures to put him on the road for his first postseason start, which probably wouldn't be a bad idea given his 11-2 record and 3.11 ERA in 14 road starts this season.

The Pirates don't need any convincing of how good Arrieta is, even if he hasn't been able to sustain the 1.46 ERA he had in his first 12 starts against them. In his last two starts against Pittsburgh, Arrieta is 0-1 while allowing six runs in each game.

Pittsburgh starts rookie right-hander Jameson Taillon (4-4), who began the season in the minors but might end it as their top starter. The 24-year-old Taillon has a 3.00 ERA in 10 career starts at PNC Park and has allowed three earned runs or fewer in 14 of his 17 starts to date.

In his most recent start, Taillon gave up three runs in five innings but didn't get the decision as the Pirates came back to beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Friday. He gave up three runs and four extra-base hits in the second inning, the only inning in which he allowed any scoring.

"That's a really good lineup," Taillon said of the NL East champion Nationals.

He'll face another really good lineup in the Cubs (101-56), who are doing little more than counting down to October -- they have five games remaining, two in Pittsburgh and three in Cincinnati. Their first 100-win season since 1945 is partly a byproduct of their uncharacteristic domination of the Pirates.

The Cubs' 101 wins, including seven in their last eight games, are the franchise's most since the 1910 team won 104. Of those 101 wins, 14 are against the Pirates.

"Their record speaks for itself," Pirates shortstop Jordy Mercer said. "It's pretty evident they're one of the top teams in baseball and they've got a chance to make a run at it."


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