Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup | June 23, 2022 Cubs Lineup

26-43, 4th in NL Central

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@ PIT

4:35 pm GMT , 6/23

Updated: 4 hours ago

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Cubs

PIT

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-1.5(+145)(CHC) MGM

+1.5(-155)(CHC) DRAFTKINGS

Money

Line

-110(CHC)

-105(CHC)

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Under

> 8.5(-105)(O/U) WILLIAM_HILL

< 8.5(-115)(O/U) WILLIAM_HILL

The Chicago Cubs (26-43) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (27-40) on Thursday. Chicago's Justin Steele and Pittsburgh's Jose Quintana have been named the starters for this contest. Willson Contreras has led the way for the Cubs starting lineup recently, batting .275 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI over the club's last ten games.

Updated: 4 hours ago

Cubs Starting Lineup

J. Steele , (L), P

1. C. Morel , (R), CF

2. W. Contreras , (R), C

3. I. Happ , (S), LF

4. P. Wisdom , (R), 3B

5. Y. Gomes , (R), DH

6. J. Villar , (S), 2B

7. N. Hoerner , (R), SS

8. N. Velazquez , (R), RF

9. P. Higgins , (R), 1B

Pos	Pitcher
P	Justin Steele J. Steele (L)

Pos	Pitcher	GS	Record	IP	Batters Faced	Hits	Runs	ER	HR Allowed	BB	SO	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	Salary	Projection
P	Justin Steele J. Steele (L)	13	2-5	59	260	58	32	28	3	29	53	.204%	.112%	1.475	.314	$7700	31.97

Pos	Hitter
CF	Christopher Morel C. Morel (R)
C	Willson Contreras W. Contreras (R)
LF	Ian Happ I. Happ (S)
3B	Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom (R)
DH	Yan Gomes Y. Gomes (R)
2B	Jonathan Villar J. Villar (S)
SS	Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner (R)
RF	Nelson Velazquez N. Velazquez (R)
1B	P.J. Higgins P. Higgins (R)

Pos	Hitter	Order	G	PA	Hits	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	Runs	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Salary	Projection
CF	Christopher Morel C. Morel (R)	1	33	150	35	20	8	2	5	15	21	7	2	.261	.327	.463	.790	$3200	10.85
C	Willson Contreras W. Contreras (R)	2	60	256	58	32	13	1	12	27	40	3	1	.269	.383	.505	.888	$3600	11.17
LF	Ian Happ I. Happ (S)	3	67	269	66	41	15	2	8	34	32	5	2	.291	.390	.480	.870	$3200	10.59
3B	Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom (R)	4	65	260	52	24	14	0	14	36	35	2	3	.227	.315	.472	.787	$2600	10.26
DH	Yan Gomes Y. Gomes (R)	5	33	106	25	18	4	0	3	8	8	0	0	.240	.255	.365	.620	$2200	9.57
2B	Jonathan Villar J. Villar (S)	6	45	162	34	24	6	2	2	15	18	6	0	.227	.272	.333	.605	$2700	0
SS	Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner (R)	7	54	194	50	39	5	3	3	18	16	6	1	.272	.304	.380	.684	$2400	9
RF	Nelson Velazquez N. Velazquez (R)	8	5	12	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	$2000	0
1B	P.J. Higgins P. Higgins (R)	9	21	54	13	8	2	1	2	9	6	0	0	.271	.352	.479	.831	$2100	0

Most Common Cubs Lineups

3 Games Game
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 Game
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 Game
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 Game
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 Game
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

2 Games Game
1. Rafael Ortega
2. Willson Contreras
3. Patrick Wisdom
4. Ian Happ
5. Yan Gomes
6. Jonathan Villar
7. Nico Hoerner
8. Jason Heyward
9. Alfonso Rivas

2022 Recent Cubs Lineups

Game	Score	Starting Pitcher	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
6/22 @ PIT	W 14-5	Jerad Eickhoff J. Eickhoff (R), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND	Rafael Ortega R. Ortega	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom	Ian Happ I. Happ	Yan Gomes Y. Gomes	Jonathan Villar J. Villar	Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner	Jason Heyward J. Heyward	Alfonso Rivas A. Rivas
6/21 @ PIT	L 1-7	Roansy Contreras R. Contreras (R), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND	Christopher Morel C. Morel	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	Ian Happ I. Happ	Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom	Rafael Ortega R. Ortega	Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner	Jason Heyward J. Heyward	Andrelton Simmons A. Simmons	Alfonso Rivas A. Rivas
6/20 @ PIT	L 1-12	JT Brubaker J. Brubaker (R), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND	Christopher Morel C. Morel	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	Rafael Ortega R. Ortega	Ian Happ I. Happ	Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom	Jonathan Villar J. Villar	Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner	Jason Heyward J. Heyward	Alfonso Rivas A. Rivas
6/19 vs ATL	L 0-6	Kyle Hendricks K. Hendricks (R), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND	Christopher Morel C. Morel	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	Ian Happ I. Happ	Jonathan Villar J. Villar	Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom	Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner	Yan Gomes Y. Gomes	Jason Heyward J. Heyward	Alfonso Rivas A. Rivas
6/18 vs ATL	W 6-3	Justin Steele J. Steele (L), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND	Christopher Morel C. Morel	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	Rafael Ortega R. Ortega	Ian Happ I. Happ	Jonathan Villar J. Villar	Nico Hoerner N. Hoerner	Jason Heyward J. Heyward	Alfonso Rivas A. Rivas	Andrelton Simmons A. Simmons

Contents

Cubs vs. the Pirates

Justin Steele vs. the Pirates

Steele gets the start for the Cubs, his 14th of the season. He is 2-5 with a 4.27 ERA and 53 strikeouts through 59 innings pitched.
The lefty last appeared on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
In 13 games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.27, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .251 against him.
Steele has three quality starts under his belt this year.
He will face off against a Pirates team that is hitting .220 as a unit (28th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .358 (28th in MLB) with 63 total home runs (23rd in MLB).

Cubs vs. José Quintana

The Pirates will send Quintana (1-4) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
The left-hander's last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the San Francisco Giants, giving up three earned runs while allowing five hits.
The 33-year-old has an ERA of 3.38 and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .248 in 13 games this season.

Cubs Betting Trends

The Cubs have won eight of the 19 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (42.1%).
Chicago has gone 7-9 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -118 or shorter (43.8%).
The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 54.1% chance to win.
In the 69 games bookmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 33 times (33-32-4).
The Cubs have covered 49.3% of their games this season, going 34-35-0 against the spread.

Cubs Injury News

Seiya Suzuki: 10 Day Injury List (Finger)
Frank Schwindel: 10 Day Injury List (Back)
Michael Hermosillo: 10 Day Injury List (Quadricep)
Nick Madrigal: 10 Day Injury List (Groin)
Drew Smyly: 15 Day Injury List (Oblique)
Marcus Stroman: 15 Day Injury List (Shoulder)
Wade Miley: 15 Day Injury List (Shoulder)
Codi Heuer: 60 Day Injury List (Elbow)
Adbert Alzolay: 60 Day Injury List (Shoulder)
Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day Injury List (Elbow)
Brad Wieck: 60 Day Injury List (Elbow)
Ethan Roberts: 60 Day Injury List (Shoulder)
David Bote: 60 Day Injury List (Shoulder)