Nick Madrigal Preview, Player Props: Cubs vs. Pirates
The Chicago Cubs, including Nick Madrigal and his .538 slugging percentage in past 10 games, including four extra-base hits but no home run), take on starter Colin Selby and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, Saturday at 7:15 PM ET.
In his last game, he went 1-for-3 against the Pirates.
Nick Madrigal Game Info & Props vs. the Pirates
- Game Day: Saturday, August 26, 2023
- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
- Stadium: PNC Park
- Pirates Starter: Colin Selby
- TV Channel: FOX
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -222)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +260)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +180)
Discover More About This Game
Nick Madrigal At The Plate
- Madrigal is batting .282 with 13 doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine walks.
- Madrigal is batting .438 during his last outings and is on a five-game hitting streak.
- Madrigal has reached base via a hit in 43 games this year (of 68 played), and had multiple hits in 15 of those games.
- He has gone deep in two of 68 games played this season, and in 0.9% of his plate appearances.
- Madrigal has had at least one RBI in 25.0% of his games this year (17 of 68), with two or more RBI six times (8.8%).
- He has scored in 33.8% of his games this season, with more than one run scored in 7.4%.
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Nick Madrigal Home/Away Batting Splits
Pirates Pitching Rankings
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 15th in the league.
- The Pirates' 4.51 team ERA ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pirates pitchers combine to give up the seventh-fewest home runs in baseball (141 total, 1.1 per game).
- Selby starts for the first time this season for the Pirates.
- The 25-year-old right-hander came out of the bullpen in his last outing this season, one of seven appearances so far.
- Opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .314 against him this season. He has a 7.27 ERA and 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings over his seven games.
