The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs meet Wednesday in MLB action from Wrigley Field. Here’s a Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Cubs vs Pirates pick.
Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview
In their last set, the Pirates took on the Cleveland Guardians. Pittsburgh lost two of those three games, then beat the Cubs 5-3 on Monday. In game two the Pirates cruised to a 5-0 win. Paul Skenes put up 5.0 clean frames, four hits, four walks, and six Ks.
As a starter for Wednesday Pittsburgh will send out Domingo German. This year German has a 6.11 ERA without a decision in six games (one start). German is 31-28 with a 4.47 career ERA in 118 games (90 starts).
Chicago Cubs Betting Preview
Over on the Cubs’ side, they played the Washington Nationals in their weekend series. Chicago swept those games 7-6, 5-3 and 14-1. On Tuesday the Cubs were out-hit 8-5 in the defeat. Starter Kyle Hendricks lasted 5.0 innings with two earned runs.
Shota Imanaga will start for Chicago on Wednesday. Over the first 25 starts of his career, Imanaga is 11-3 with a 3.14 ERA and 148 Ks in 146.1 innings.
Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts
- Shota Imanaga has recorded a win in three of his four previous appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Dansby Swanson has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Cubs’ last eight games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Dansby Swanson has scored at least one run in five of his last six appearances against the Pirates after playing the previous day.
- Shota Imanaga has recorded six or more strikeouts in nine of his last 10 home appearances.
- Nico Hoerner has recorded a Double in four of the Cubs’ last five night games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Nick Madrigal has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances in night games against NL Central teams that held a losing record.
- Nick Madrigal has recorded a Single in each of his last nine appearances in night games against NL Central teams that held a losing record.
- Nick Madrigal has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 appearances in night games against NL Central teams that held a losing record.
- Dansby Swanson has hit a home run in three of the Cubs’ last four night games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Pittsburgh Pirates Player Prop Facts
- Bryan Reynolds has recorded at least one hit in each of the Pirates’ last nine games against the Cubs.
- Yasmani Grandal has recorded a Single in each of his last six appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Bryan Reynolds has recorded at least one total base in each of the Pirates’ last nine games against the Cubs.
- Yasmani Grandal has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances after playing the previous day.
- Andrew McCutchen has recorded at least one RBI in eight of his last nine appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has scored at least one run in six of his last seven appearances against the Cubs.
Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction
I’m staying with the Cubs. Imanaga has been pretty solid as usual lately. In his last three starts combined Imanaga is 2-1 with six earned in 18.0 innings on 12 hits and four walks. He should be good for a quality outing here.
On Tuesday the Cubs couldn’t solve Skenes in the early going and the pen faltered late anyway. It was a pretty rough overall outing. That said, with Imanaga on the mound Wednesday Chicago’s hopes should be high. I like the Cubs to close with a victory and stop the sweep.