Ian Happ’s Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who will be sending Rob Zastryzny to the hill, face off at PNC Park on Thursday, August 24. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Happ
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send out Zastryzny for his first start of the season.
- This will be the first start of the season for the 31-year-old left-hander, who has not made an appearance on the mound in over a season.
- 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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Ian Happ Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/21/2023 | Rich Hill | 2-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/20/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2023 | Osvaldo Bido | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 1 |
| 6/15/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 3-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/14/2023 | Osvaldo Bido | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
| 6/13/2023 | Luis Ortiz | 1-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/25/2022 | Luis Ortiz | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 9/24/2022 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | Bryse Wilson | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/22/2022 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Happ Stats and Trends
- Happ has collected a hit in 61.8% of his 123 games this season, with at least two hits in 20.3% of those games (25).
- He has hit a long ball in 9.8% of his games this season (123 contests), going yard in 2.6% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored at least a run 49 times this season in 123 contests (39.8%), including scoring multiple runs in 9.8% of games (12 times).
- Happ has tallied at least one RBI in 36 out of 123 games this season (29.3%). He has collected more than one RBI in 17 of those contests (13.8%).
- In 68.3% of his contests this year (84 of 123), he has struck out at least once. In 33 of those games (26.8%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | GP | 60 |
| 41 (65.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 35 (58.3%) |
| 11 (17.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (23.3%) |
| 25 (39.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (40.0%) |
| 7 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.3%) |
| 23 (36.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (21.7%) |
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