Pittsburgh
Pirates

Wed, May 22/13
7:05 PM ET
Chi. Cubs at Pittsburgh
contest pick
Teams ROT Record Consensus ML OU
CHC 959 18-26 (8-12 V) 30% 122
PIT 960 27-18 (16-9 H) 70% -132 7.5
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Starting: CHC J. Samardzija R | PIT F. Liriano L

Covers Contests Team Experts

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1 surfmoney1962 14275 62-30-1 43-22-1 19-8-0 7-3-0 View
2 rollmia1 12555 42-21-1 26-9-0 16-12-1 7-2-1 View
3 david patrick 11210 60-40-2 40-22-1 20-18-1 5-4-1 View
4 any007 10715 61-40-1 41-25-1 20-15-0 8-2-0 View
5 BRay3000 10675 55-37-2 33-20-1 22-17-1 5-4-1 View
6 JEFFTHEHAT 10660 37-16-0 23-11-0 14-5-0 8-2-0 View
7 Battman711 10630 60-37-2 37-21-1 23-16-1 6-3-1 View
8 blkdog64 10400 57-36-2 38-24-1 19-12-1 8-1-1 View
9 gowithsmitty 10270 64-45-2 35-30-1 29-15-1 5-4-1 View
10 Bruiser 10190 32-17-1 30-14-0 2-3-1 5-4-1 View
Top 20

Statistics

W-L Units Home Away RL W/L RL Units
ATS 27-18 +1153 16-9 11-9 27-18 +821
O/U Home Away AF AA WHIP
O/U 21-23-1 8-16-1 13-7 4.0 3.6 1.22

NL Central Standings

Team W/L OU
St. Louis 29-16 22-22-1
Cincinnati 29-18 27-19-1
Pittsburgh 27-18 21-23-1
Chi. Cubs 18-26 21-23
Milwaukee 18-27 26-18-1
Full Standings

Team Leaders

HR Pedro Alvarez 8
BA Starling Marte .309
OPS Russell Martin .864
ERA A.J. Burnett 2.57
Wins Wandy Rodriguez 5
WHIP A.J. Burnett 1.10
Player Stats | Full Roster

Offense

  Season Stats Rank
Runs/G 4.02 23
BA .245 23
OPS .707 20
HR 47 17
SB 24 15
Full Statistics

Defense

  Season Stats Rank
ERA 3.36 5
WHIP 1.22 4
Ks 371 9
Quality Starts 20 24
Errors 27 21
Full Statistics

Line Up - Last Game

Pitchers
Pos Player
SP
RP
RP
RP
 Wandy Rodriguez
Justin Wilson
Mark Melancon
Jason Grilli
Hitters
Pos Player
LF
RP
RP
PH
RP
2B
CF
RF
LF
C
3B
1B
SS
PH-RF
SP
PH-SS
 Jose Tabata
    Justin Wilson
    Mark Melancon
    Brandon Inge
    Jason Grilli
Neil Walker
Andrew McCutchen
Garrett Jones
    Starling Marte
Russell Martin
Pedro Alvarez
Gaby Sanchez
Clint Barmes
    Travis Snider
Wandy Rodriguez
    Jordy Mercer

Injuries

Pittsburgh Pirates | In-Depth
  W/L*
 O/U*
Fielders   Status/Updated
Current
Current
Clint Barmes SS Ques Wed - Rest - 5/22/13 notesBarmes is not expected to be in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Pirates as he is likely to be given the day off. 0-0
$+0		 0-0
John McDonald SS 15-day DL - Back - 5/20/13 notesMcDonald has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain. He has also developed a right elbow injury. 5-1
$+245		 2-3-1
Chase d'Arnaud 2B 60-day DL - Thumb - 3/20/13 notesD'Arnaud has a partially torn left thumb ligament and has been placed on the 60-day disabled list. 27-18
$+1153		 21-23-1
Pitcher   Status/Updated
Jose Contreras RP Ques Wed - Personal - 5/22/13 notesContreras has been activated from the bereavement list and is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
Jeff Karstens SP 15-day DL - Shoulder - 5/16/13 notesKarstens has been placed on the 15-day disabled list after experiencing discomfort in his throwing shoulder. He should be activated on June 7th.
James McDonald SP 15-day DL - Shoulder - 5/7/13 notesMcDonald has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with soreness in his throwing shoulder.
Charlie Morton SP 15-day DL - Elbow - 5/1/13 notesMorton is recovering from Tommy John surgery and is on the 15-day disabled list. He is nearing the end of his rehabilitation and could rejoin the Pirates rotation in mid-May.

Weather

 Current Conditions - Pittsburgh
P/SUNNY 71 °F
Wind: S 14
5-Day Forecast

Schedule/Results

Remaining Games
Next 5:
Date vs. Last Meeting ATS
05/22/13 CHC W 5-4 05/21/2013 L/O
05/23/13 CHC W 5-4 05/21/2013 L/O
05/24/13 @ MIL W 7-1 05/16/2013 W/P
05/25/13 @ MIL W 7-1 05/16/2013 W/P
05/26/13 @ MIL W 7-1 05/16/2013 W/P
Past Results
Last 10:
Date vs. Score M/L O/U
05/21/13 CHC W 5-4 W -145 O 7.5
05/19/13 HOU W 1-0 W -170 U 8.5
05/18/13 HOU L 2-4 L -255 U 7.5
05/17/13 HOU W 5-4 W -184 O 8.5
05/16/13 MIL W 7-1 W -143 P 8
05/15/13 MIL W 3-1 W -107 U 8
05/14/13 MIL W 4-3 W 114 U 7.5
05/13/13 MIL L 1-5 L -148 U 7
05/12/13 @ NYM W 3-2 W 192 U 7
05/11/13 @ NYM W 11-2 W 105 O 7.5

Latest Team News

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