Luis Arraez brings a 12-game hitting streak into the San Francisco Giants’ game versus the Chicago Cubs, at 10:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, at Oracle Park. Ben Brown (2-2, 1.74 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 36-34 this season and third in the NL Central. Trevor McDonald (2-3, 4.15 ERA) is starting for the Giants, who are 28-42 and fourth in the NL West.
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Injury reportsCubs
Matthew Boyd: 15 Day IL (Knee), Riley Martin: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jameson Taillon: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Giants
Harrison Bader: 10 Day IL (Plantar fasciitis), Heliot Ramos: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Tyler Mahle: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Matt Gage: 15 Day IL (Knee), Rowan Wick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Butto: 60 Day IL (Arm), Jared Oliva: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Jason Foley: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Joel Peguero: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Randy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hayden Birdsong: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
Stats to know
Chicago’s Nico Hoerner has hit four home runs this season. He has also tallied 34 RBIs and has scored 26 runs. In 312 plate appearances, he has recorded a .245 BA, .324 OBP and .343 SLG with a 9.6% walk rate and a 6.4% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 12 steals on 14 attempts.
In 295 plate appearances, Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 11 long balls, tallied 32 RBIs and scored 40 runs. He is batting .257/.337/.444 and has posted a 25.1% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate. Crow-Armstrong has recorded 15 steals on 20 attempts (9th in MLB).
Arraez has hit two home runs this season. He has also tallied 25 RBIs and has scored 35 runs. In 296 plate appearances, he has recorded a .326 BA, .360 OBP and .438 SLG with a 5.1% walk rate and a 4.4% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording five steals on five attempts.
In 265 plate appearances, Casey Schmitt has slashed .272/.302/.508 this season. He has hit 15 long balls (18th in MLB) and driven in 38 runs with a strikeout rate of 19.6% and a walk rate of 2.6%. He has stolen five bases on six attempts and has scored 31 runs.
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