Christopher Morel and the Chicago Cubs face off against starter Juan Carlos Oviedo and the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:05 PM ET on Tuesday, June 20 at PNC Park.
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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 | +108 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will hand the ball to Oviedo (3-6) for his 15th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed eight hits in 4 1/3 innings pitched against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 25-year-old’s 4.40 ERA ranks 50th, 1.467 WHIP ranks 60th, and 8.4 K/9 ranks 40th.
- The Pirates strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
- The Pirates have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.40) in the majors this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.400 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
- The Pirates have allowed the second-fewest home runs this season at just 70, or one per game.
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Christopher Morel Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/19/2023 | 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 |
| 6/23/2022 | José Quintana | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Morel Stats and Trends
- Morel has recorded a hit in 21 of 32 games this year, with multiple hits in eight of them.
- He has homered in 40.6% of his games in 2023 (13 of 32), which amounts to 10.4% of his trips to the dish.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 21 times this season in 32 contests (65.6%), including scoring multiple runs in 15.6% of games (five times).
- Morel has notched at least one RBI 15 times this year in 32 games played (46.9%), including nine times driving in multiple runs (28.1%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- In 25 of 32 games this season (78.1%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, eight of those games (25.0%) included a performance that resulted in more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 16 |
| 10 (62.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 11 (68.8%) |
| 4 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (25.0%) |
| 8 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (81.3%) |
| 5 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 8 (50.0%) |
| 7 (43.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (50.0%) |
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