The San Francisco Giants (39-42) will look to Matt Chapman when they host Christopher Morel and the Chicago Cubs (37-44) at Oracle Park on Thursday, June 27. The first pitch will be thrown at 3:45 PM ET.
Ahead of San Francisco matching up against Chicago, you can find out how to watch the matchup in the article below.
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Where to Watch Giants vs. Cubs
- Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024
- Time: 3:45 PM ET
- TV Channel: MLB Network
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- Location: San Francisco, California
- Venue: Oracle Park
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Pitching Matchup
Giants: Jordan Hicks
- Jordan Hicks (4-4 with a 3.24 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 80 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Giants, his 17th of the season.
- His last appearance came on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when the right-hander tossed four innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.24, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 16 games this season. Opponents are batting .238 against him.
- Hicks has three quality starts under his belt this season.
- Hicks is looking to collect his 13th start of five or more innings this season in this game.
- He has made two appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
Cubs: Shota Imanaga
- Shota Imanaga (7-2) gets the starting nod for the Cubs in his 15th start of the season. He's put together a 2.96 ERA in 79 2/3 innings pitched, with 81 strikeouts.
- In his most recent appearance on Friday, the left-hander tossed three innings against the New York Mets, allowing 10 earned runs while surrendering 11 hits.
- The 30-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.96, with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season. Opposing batters have a .243 batting average against him.
- Imanaga has eight quality starts this season.
- Imanaga has pitched five or more innings in a game 10 times this season entering this outing.
- In six of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.
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Team Comparison
| Giants | Cubs | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | Runs Scored (PG) | 4.1 |
| 4.7 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 4.4 |
| .246 | Batting AVG | .230 |
| .260 | Batting AVG Against | .240 |
| 80 | Home Runs | 76 |
| 80 | Home Runs Allowed | 90 |
Giants Offensive Leaders
- Chapman is batting .234 this season, with a .314 on-base percentage and a .391 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 24%, and his walk rate is 9.6%. He has nine home runs and 33 RBI, plus 51 runs scored and six steals on six attempts.
- So far this season, Thairo Estrada is batting .234, with a .267 on-base percentage and a .381 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 19.2%, and his walk rate is 3.3%. He has nine home runs and 39 RBI, plus 40 runs scored.
- Jorge Soler's current batting average is .221, and he has nine home runs and 28 RBI, plus 37 runs scored. He has a .306 on-base percentage, and a .381 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 24.4%, and his walk rate is 10%.
- The Giants' Patrick Bailey is batting .291, with a .797 OPS (.361 on-base, .436 slugging). He has six home runs and 24 RBI, plus 23 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 18.9%, and his walk rate is 10.7%.
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Cubs Offensive Leaders
- Morel has posted a batting average of .204 with an OPS of .704 (.313 OBP; .391 SLG) this season, while belting 15 HRs with 38 runs and 45 RBI. He's drawing free passes at a 12.2% clip and fanning 21.6% of the time. On the basepaths, he's swiped seven bags on 10 attempts.
- In 291 plate appearances this year, Cody Bellinger is batting .273/.333/.432 with nine home runs, 34 RBI and 32 runs, with four stolen bases on five attempts. He's fanning at a 16.5% clip and walking 7.9% of the time.
- So far this season, the Cubs' Nico Hoerner sports a .242/.331/.325 triple slash line, and he's hit two homers with 37 runs scored and 18 RBI plus 13 stolen bases on 15 attempts. He's walking and striking out 9.6% and 10.6% of the time, respectively.
- At the plate, Ian Happ is hitting .227/.334/.398 this season with a walk rate of 12.7% and a strikeout rate of 27.4%. In addition, he's blasted nine home runs while driving in 40 runs and scoring 39 times. Plus, he's stolen seven bases on nine attempts.
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