April 12, 2026 7:17 am EDT
Oneil Cruz rides a 10-game hitting streak into the Pittsburgh Pirates’ game against the Chicago Cubs, at 2:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, at Wrigley Field. Jameson Taillon (0-1, 2.53 ERA) gets the start for the Cubs, who are 6-8 this season and fifth in the NL Central. Bubba Chandler (0-1, 3.12 ERA) is expected to start for the Pirates, who are 9-5 and first in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsCubs
Matthew Boyd: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Porter Hodge: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Cade Horton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Phil Maton: 15 Day IL (Knee), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Pirates
Jared Triolo: 10 Day IL (Knee), Jared Jones: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Chicago’s Nico Hoerner has hit one home run this season. He has also tallied 10 RBIs and has scored eight runs. In 64 plate appearances, he has recorded a .308 BA, .422 OBP and .481 SLG with a 14.1% walk rate and a 9.4% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording five steals on five attempts.
In 55 plate appearances, Ian Happ has hit four long balls (9th in MLB), tallied seven RBIs and scored seven runs. He is batting .208/.309/.500 and has posted a 36.4% strikeout rate and a 12.7% walk rate.
Cruz has hit four home runs this season, which ranks 9th in MLB. He has also tallied 12 RBIs (15th in MLB) and has scored 10 runs. In 60 plate appearances, he has recorded a .345 BA, .400 OBP and .618 SLG with a 6.7% walk rate and a 28.3% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording five steals on six attempts.
In 58 plate appearances, Ryan O’Hearn has slashed .319/.414/.553 this season. He has hit three long balls and driven in 12 runs (15th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 12.1% and a walk rate of 15.5%. and has scored seven runs.
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