Christopher Morel’s Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who will be sending Mitch Keller to the mound, face off at PNC Park on Friday, August 25. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Morel
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -124 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Keller (10-8) to the mound for his 27th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 4.22 ERA ranks 39th, 1.285 WHIP ranks 39th, and 10 K/9 ranks 12th.
- The Pirates have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- The Pirates have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.58) in the majors this season.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.403 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Pirates have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 140, or 1.1 per game.
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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
- In 49 of 82 games this season (59.8%), Morel has recorded a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 17 of those contests (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 48.8% of his games this year (40 of 82), he has touched home plate at least one time. In eight of those games (9.8%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- Morel has plated a run in 36 of 82 games this year, including multiple RBI in 15 of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
- He has gone down on strikes in 67 of 82 games this year, 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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