Christopher Morel’s Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who will be sending Colin Selby to the mound, match up at PNC Park on Saturday, August 26. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Morel
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -131 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -127 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -116 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Selby has been named the starter for the Pirates and will make his first start this season.
- The 25-year-old righty has pitched out of the bullpen seven times already this year, but will make his first start.
- He has pitched in seven games this season with an ERA of 7.27, a batting average against of .306 and 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Pirates strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.55 this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.397 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
- The Pirates have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 141, 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
- Morel has recorded a hit in 49 of 82 games this year, with multiple hits in 17 of them.
- Out of the 82 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s homered in 19 contests (23.2%), hitting a home run in 5.8% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored a run in 48.8% of his 82 games this year. That includes two or more runs scored in 9.8% of those contests (eight).
- Morel has driven in at least one run in 36 of 82 games this year (43.9%). He has collected more than one RBI in 15 of those games (18.3%).
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 67 times this season in 82 games (81.7%), including 32 games with more than one strikeout (39.0%).
| 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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