Alfonso Rivas’ Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Jordan Wicks to the mound, square off 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 Rivas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +100 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Wicks to the mound for his first start this season.
- This will be the first MLB start for the 23-year-old left-hander.
- The Cubs strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.28 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.284 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Cubs have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 142 home runs allowed.
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Alfonso Rivas Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/4/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/3/2023 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Rivas Stats and Trends
- This year, Rivas has tallied at least one hit in nine of 23 games played (39.1%), with two multi-hit games.
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 23 games this season, he has swatted two homers.
- He has scored a run six times this season in 23 games played (26.1%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Rivas has plated at least one run four times so far this year in 23 games played (17.4%), including one game in which he drove in multiple runs.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 69.6% of his games this season (16 of 23), striking out multiple times in five of those contests (21.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 10 |
| 6 (46.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 3 (30.0%) |
| 1 (7.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (10.0%) |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (30.0%) |
| 1 (7.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (10.0%) |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (10.0%) |
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