Christopher Morel and the Chicago Cubs will take the field at PNC Park on Thursday, August 24, where they will play the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Rob Zastryzny. The matchup will start at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Morel
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Zastryzny will make his first start of the season for the Pirates.
- The 31-year-old left-hander will make his season debut.
- The Pirates strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- The Pirates have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.60) in the majors this season.
- The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.405 WHIP this season.
- The Pirates have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 140 home runs allowed.
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Christopher Morel Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/21/2023 | Rich Hill | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/20/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2023 | Osvaldo Bido | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/15/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 3-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/14/2023 | Osvaldo Bido | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/13/2023 | Luis Ortiz | 1-for-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/22/2022 | Mitch Keller | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | Bryse Wilson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2022 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Morel Stats and Trends
- Morel has collected a base hit 49 times this year in 82 games played (59.8%), including multiple knocks on 17 occasions (20.7%).
- He has homered in 23.2% of his games in 2023 (19 of 82), which amounts to 5.8% of his trips to the dish.
- In 40 of 82 contests this year (48.8%), he has scored a run, and eight of those games (9.8%) included a performance that produced more than one run scored.
- Morel has driven in a run in 43.9% of his 82 games this year, with more than one RBI in 18.3% of those contests (15). He has also knocked in three or more runs in eight contests.
- He has been set down on strikes in 67 of 82 games this season, including multiple Ks in 32 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | GP | 40 |
| 24 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (62.5%) |
| 9 (21.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (20.0%) |
| 15 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (62.5%) |
| 9 (21.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (25.0%) |
| 21 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (37.5%) |
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