Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs take on starter Colin Selby and the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:15 PM ET on Saturday, August 26 at PNC Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Happ
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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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 will start for the first time this year after coming out of the bullpen seven times.
- He has an ERA of 7.27, a 2.17 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.962 in seven games this season.
- 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.
- The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.397 WHIP this season.
- With just 141 homers allowed, the Pirates rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.
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Ian Happ Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25/2023 | Mitch Keller | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2023 | Rob Zastryzny | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Happ Stats and Trends
- In 62.4% of his 125 games this season, Happ has notched a base hit (78 times). He’s also collected 26 multi-hit games in 2023 (20.8%).
- In 10.4% of his games this season, he has homered (13 of 125). He’s left the yard in 2.8% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run in 40.0% of his contests this year (50 of 125), with two or more runs scored in 12 of those contests (9.6%).
- Happ has plated at least one run in 30.4% of his games this year (38 of 125), including more than one RBI in 17 of those contests (13.6%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- In 85 of 125 games this year (68.0%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, 33 of those games (26.4%) included a performance that resulted in two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | GP | 62 |
| 41 (65.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 37 (59.7%) |
| 11 (17.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 15 (24.2%) |
| 25 (39.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (40.3%) |
| 7 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (9.7%) |
| 23 (36.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (24.2%) |
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