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Pirates vs. Cubs: Injury report, updates and likely starters – August 28

On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs (67-66) will face the Pittsburgh Pirates (62-70) at PNC Park. First pitch is at 12:35 p.m. ET.

Want to find out who is and who isn't on the Pirates and Cubs? Keep scrolling to see the full injury reports for both teams.

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Game info Pirates vs. Cubs

  • Matchday: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
  • Playing time: 12:35 p.m. ET
  • TV channels: SportsNet PT
  • Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Stadium: PNC Park
  • Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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    Injury news Pirates vs. Cubs today

    Pirates' injuries

    name status Injury Statistics for 2024
    Andrew McCutchen 10-day injury list Knee .235 / .336 / .405, 16, 40
    Ke’Bryan Hayes 10-day injury list Herniated disc .233 / .283 / .290, 4, 25
    Joey Beard 10-day injury list Paralyze .272 / .347 / .497, 12, 39
    Colin Holderman 15-day injury list Unknown 3-5, 3.43 ERA, 10.1 K/9
    Hunter Stratton 60-day injury list patella 2-1, 3.58 ERA, 7.9 K/9
    Marco Gonzales 60-day injury list forearm 1-1, 4.54 ERA, 6.1 K/9
    Daulton Jefferies 60-day injury list elbow 0-2, 9.82 ERA, 7.4 K/9
    Ryan Borucki 60-day injury list Triceps 0-0, 5.40 ERA, 16.2 K/9
    Endy Rodriguez 60-day injury list elbow –
    John Oviedo 60-day injury list elbow –
    Dauri Moreta 60-day injury list elbow –

    Cubs injuries

    name status Injury Statistics for 2024
    Thomas Nido 10-day injury list Knee .192 / .219 / .315, 4, 12
    Lukas Klein 60-day injury list shoulder 3-1, 3.46 ERA, 9.7 K/9
    Hayden Wesneski 15-day injury list forearm 3-6, 3.94 ERA, 8.5 K/9
    Adbert Alzolay 60-day injury list forearm 1-4, 4.67 ERA, 6.8 K/9
    Yency Almonte 60-day injury list shoulder 1-0, 3.45 ERA, 11.5 K/9
    Colton Brewer 60-day injury list hand 0-0, 5.66 ERA, 9.6 K/9
    Ben Brown 60-day injury list neck 1-3, 3.58 ERA, 10.4 K/9
    Julian Merryweather 15-day injury list Knee 1-1, 6.60 ERA, 8.4 K/9
    Jordan Wicks 60-day injury list Oblique 1-2, 4.18 ERA, 10.3 K/9

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    Current Pirates batting insights

  • Pittsburgh has hit eight home runs in their last ten games.
  • In their last 10 games, the Pirates have 27 extra-base hits (2.7 per game) with a slugging average of .367.
  • In the last 10 games, Pittsburgh has a batting average of .233 and an average of 7.8 hits per game.
  • In his last ten games, Jared Triolo has a batting average of .214 with one triple, two home runs and seven walks.
  • Oneil Cruz has four doubles, one triple and four walks with a batting average of .417 in the last 10 games.

    • The latest Cubs hitting insights

  • In the last 10 games, Chicago has hit 15 home runs.
  • In the Cubs' last ten games, the team has a .481 slugging average with 43 extra-base hits.
  • In the last 10 games, Chicago as a team has a batting average of .268 with 9.4 hits per game.
  • In the last 10 games, Miguel Amaya led the Cubs with three home runs and 14 runs batted in, while achieving a team batting average of .429.
  • Seiya Suzuki has a batting average of .375 with two doubles, one triple, three home runs and six walks in his last ten games.

    • Starting Pitcher of the Pirates

  • Paul Skenes (8-2) of the Pirates will make his 18th start of the season.
  • The right-hander's last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw six scoreless innings against the Cincinnati Reds, allowing two hits.
  • The 22-year-old has pitched in 17 games this season with a 2.16 ERA, a 5.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a .942 WHIP.
  • In the last ten games, the Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.31.
  • Opponents have hit 10 home runs against Pittsburgh in the last 10 games.

    • Cubs starting pitcher

  • Kyle Hendricks starts for the Cubs, his 19th of the season. He has a 3-10 record, a 6.33 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 101 2/3 innings pitched.
  • In his last appearance on Friday, the right-hander threw 4 2/3 innings against the Miami Marlins, allowing three earned runs and taking seven hits.
  • The 34-year-old has posted an ERA of 6.33 and 6 strikeouts per nine innings in 23 games this season, while allowing opposing batters a batting average of .292.
  • In the last 10 games, the Cubs pitchers had an ERA of 3.94.
  • Chicago has allowed 13 home runs in their last 10 games.

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