Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup | October 5, 2022 Cubs Lineup

74-88, 3rd in NL Central

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The Chicago Cubs (73-88) will take on the Cincinnati Reds (62-99) on Wednesday. Adrian Sampson takes the mound for Chicago while Graham Ashcraft is Cincinnati's starter for the contest. Ian Happ has led the way for the Cubs starting lineup recently, batting .306 with 13 total bases and 3 RBI over the club's last ten games.

Updated: 2 hours ago

Cubs Starting Lineup

A. Sampson , (R), SP
1. Z. McKinstry , (L), 2B
2. S. Suzuki , (R), RF
3. P. Wisdom , (R), 3B
4. I. Happ , (S), LF
5. F. Reyes , (R), DH
6. N. Hoerner , (R), SS
7. P. Higgins , (R), C
8. D. Bote , (R), 1B
9. C. Morel , (R), CF
Pos Pitcher
SP Adrian Sampson A. Sampson (R)
Pos Pitcher GS Record ERA IP Batters Faced Hits Runs HR Allowed BB SO K% BB% WHIP BABIP
SP Adrian Sampson A. Sampson (R) 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % % 0 0
Pos Hitter Order G PA Hits 1B 2B 3B HR RBI Runs SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2B Zach McKinstry Z. McKinstry (L) 1 57 183 33 19 6 3 5 14 21 7 0 .199 .273 .361 .634
RF Seiya Suzuki S. Suzuki (R) 2 111 446 104 66 22 2 14 46 54 9 5 .262 .336 .433 .769
3B Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom (R) 3 134 533 97 44 28 0 25 66 67 8 4 .207 .298 .426 .724
LF Ian Happ I. Happ (S) 4 158 641 155 94 42 2 17 72 72 9 4 .271 .342 .440 .782
DH Franmil Reyes F. Reyes (R) 5 118 473 97 64 17 2 14 47 43 2 1 .221 .273 .365 .638
SS Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner (R) 6 135 517 135 98 22 5 10 55 60 20 2 .281 .327 .410 .737
C P.J. Higgins P. Higgins (R) 7 74 226 46 28 11 1 6 30 23 0 0 .229 .310 .383 .693
1B David Bote D. Bote (R) 8 41 127 30 18 8 0 4 12 15 1 0 .259 .315 .431 .746
CF Christopher Morel C. Morel (R) 9 113 422 89 50 19 4 16 47 55 10 7 .235 .308 .433 .741

Most Common Cubs Lineups

3 Games
1. Rafael Ortega
2. Willson Contreras
3. Seiya Suzuki
4. Ian Happ
5. Nico Hoerner
6. Patrick Wisdom
7. Frank Schwindel
8. Alfonso Rivas
9. Christopher Morel
3 Games
1. Christopher Morel
2. Willson Contreras
3. Ian Happ
4. Frank Schwindel
5. Patrick Wisdom
6. Rafael Ortega
7. Nico Hoerner
8. Jason Heyward
9. Nick Madrigal
3 Games
1. Nick Madrigal
2. Willson Contreras
3. Patrick Wisdom
4. Seiya Suzuki
5. Frank Schwindel
6. Yan Gomes
7. Ian Happ
8. Michael Hermosillo
9. Nico Hoerner
3 Games
1. Rafael Ortega
2. Jonathan Villar
3. Willson Contreras
4. Ian Happ
5. Seiya Suzuki
6. Alfonso Rivas
7. Patrick Wisdom
8. Jason Heyward
9. Nico Hoerner
3 Games
1. Rafael Ortega
2. Seiya Suzuki
3. Ian Happ
4. Willson Contreras
5. Frank Schwindel
6. Patrick Wisdom
7. Jason Heyward
8. Nick Madrigal
9. Nico Hoerner
3 Games
1. Rafael Ortega
2. Seiya Suzuki
3. Willson Contreras
4. Ian Happ
5. Frank Schwindel
6. Jonathan Villar
7. Jason Heyward
8. Patrick Wisdom
9. Nico Hoerner

2022 Recent Cubs Lineups

Game Score Starting Pitcher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10/5 @ CIN W 15-2 Graham Ashcraft G. Ashcraft (R), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND Zach McKinstry Z. McKinstry Seiya Suzuki S. Suzuki Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom Ian Happ I. Happ Franmil Reyes F. Reyes Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner P.J. Higgins P. Higgins David Bote D. Bote Christopher Morel C. Morel
10/4 @ CIN L 2-3 Luis Cessa L. Cessa (R), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND Esteban Quiroz E. Quiroz Willson Contreras W. Contreras Seiya Suzuki S. Suzuki Ian Happ I. Happ Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner Franmil Reyes F. Reyes Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom Alfonso Rivas A. Rivas Christopher Morel C. Morel
10/3 @ CIN L 1-3 Hunter Greene H. Greene (R), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND Zach McKinstry Z. McKinstry Esteban Quiroz E. Quiroz Seiya Suzuki S. Suzuki Ian Happ I. Happ Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner Franmil Reyes F. Reyes Alfonso Rivas A. Rivas Yan Gomes Y. Gomes Christopher Morel C. Morel
10/2 vs CIN W 8-1 Marcus Stroman M. Stroman (R), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND Zach McKinstry Z. McKinstry Willson Contreras W. Contreras Seiya Suzuki S. Suzuki Ian Happ I. Happ Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner Franmil Reyes F. Reyes P.J. Higgins P. Higgins David Bote D. Bote Nelson Velazquez N. Velazquez
10/1 vs CIN W 2-1 Drew Smyly D. Smyly (L), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND Willson Contreras W. Contreras Seiya Suzuki S. Suzuki Ian Happ I. Happ Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner Franmil Reyes F. Reyes David Bote D. Bote Nelson Velazquez N. Velazquez Christopher Morel C. Morel

Adrian Sampson vs. the Reds

  • Sampson (4-5 with a 3.10 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 101 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Cubs, his 19th of the season.
  • The right-hander's most recent time out came on Friday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he tossed 7 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up three hits.
  • The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.10, with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 20 games this season. Opponents are batting .251 against him.
  • Sampson is looking for his sixth straight quality start.
  • He will take the hill against a Reds squad that is batting .235 as a unit (21st in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .373 (26th in MLB) with 156 total home runs (18th in MLB).

Cubs vs. Graham Ashcraft

  • Ashcraft (5-5) will take to the mound for the Reds and make his 18th start of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Friday, when he gave up five earned runs and allowed six hits in 2 2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs.
  • The 24-year-old has pitched to a 4.52 ERA this season with 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.3 walks per nine across 18 games.

Cubs Betting Trends

  • The Cubs have won 45.1% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (23-28).
  • Chicago is 21-17 (winning 55.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -126 or shorter.
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 55.8% chance to win.
  • Chicago has played in 164 games with a set over/under, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 65 times (65-85-14).
  • The Cubs have covered 50.6% of their games this season, going 83-81-0 against the spread.

Cubs Injury News

  • Nick Madrigal: 10 Day Injury List (Groin)
  • Steven Brault: 15 Day Injury List (Shouder)
  • Justin Steele: 15 Day Injury List (Back)
  • Ethan Roberts: 60 Day Injury List (Elbow)
  • Brad Wieck: 60 Day Injury List (Elbow)
  • Jason Heyward: 60 Day Injury List (Knee)
  • Kyle Hendricks: 60 Day Injury List (Shoulder)
  • Alec Mills: 60 Day Injury List (Back)
  • Codi Heuer: 60 Day Injury List (Elbow)
  • Rafael Ortega: 60 Day Injury List (Finger)