Cubs vs. Blue Jays Tickets for Saturday, August 17 (2024)

The Chicago Cubs will look to Nico ho*rner for continued offensive production when they take the field against George Springer and the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, August 17 (airing on MLB Network).

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Cubs vs. Blue Jays Game and Ticket Info

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• Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024
• Time: 2:20 PM ET
• TV Channel: MLB Network
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• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Venue: Wrigley Field

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Starting Pitcher Matchup

Cubs Starter: Kyle Hendricks

• Kyle Hendricks (3-10) takes the mound for the Cubs in his 17th start of the season. He has a 6.60 ERA in 91 1/3 innings pitched, with 65 strikeouts.
• In his most recent outing on Tuesday, Aug. 6 against the Minnesota Twins, the right-hander threw six innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• In 21 games this season, the 34-year-old has an ERA of 6.60, with 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .292 against him.
• Hendricks is trying to pick up his fourth quality start of the year.
• Hendricks will aim to pitch five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He's averaging 4.3 innings per outing.
• In four of his 21 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.

Blue Jays Starter: Chris Bassitt

• Chris Bassitt (9-11) is aiming for his 10th victory when he gets the starting nod for the Blue Jays in his 25th start of the season. He's put together a 4.30 ERA in 134 2/3 innings pitched, with 129 strikeouts.
• The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics, when he threw four innings, allowing seven earned runs while giving up eight hits.
• The 35-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.30, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season. Opponents are hitting .271 against him.
• Bassitt heads into this outing with 10 quality starts under his belt this season.
• Bassitt is looking to secure his 21st start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 24 appearances this season.

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Cubs Top Hitters

• Isaac Paredes is batting .239 this season, with a .351 on-base percentage and a .429 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 15.9%, and his walk rate is 12%. He has 18 home runs and 63 RBI, plus 48 runs scored.
• So far this year, ho*rner is batting .258, with a .679 OPS (.329 on-base, .350 slugging). His strikeout rate is 10.7%, and his walk rate is 7.4%. He has five home runs and 36 RBI, plus 62 runs scored and 22 steals on 25 attempts.
• Ian Happ's current batting average is .230, and he has 20 home runs and 67 RBI, plus 66 runs scored and eight steals on 10 attempts. He has a .781 OPS (.338 on-base, .444 slugging). His strikeout rate is 27%, and his walk rate is 13%.
• The Cubs' Cody Bellinger is hitting .276, with a .762 OPS (.336 on-base, .426 slugging). His strikeout rate is 16.7%, and his walk rate is 7.8%. He has 12 home runs and 45 RBI, plus 48 runs scored and six steals on eight attempts.

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Blue Jays Top Hitters

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has posted a .320 average with a .391 OBP and .548 SLG in 519 plate appearances this year. He's also cracked 24 home runs with 77 RBI and 71 runs while putting up a 14.6% K% and 10% BB%.
• In 459 plate appearances this year, Springer sports a .221 average to go along with a .301 OBP and .368 SLG. He's also clubbed 14 homers with 44 RBI and 57 runs, including 13 steals, while posting a 19.4% strikeout rate and 10% walk rate.
• This season, Daulton Varsho has blasted 14 bombs, driven in 48 runs, and scored 55 times while hitting .203/.290/.395 in 418 plate appearances. He's also stolen 10 bags on 12 attempts. His strikeout rate is 26.1%, and his walk rate is 10.3%.
• At the plate, Ernie Clement has produced a batting average of .270 with an OPS of .687 (.290 OBP; .397 SLG) this season, while swatting six homers with 28 runs and 33 RBI. He's walking at a 2.4% clip and striking out 6.4% of the time. On the bases, he's stolen eight bags on 11 tries.

Cubs vs. Blue Jays Recent Performance

• The Cubs have 14 home runs over the past 10 games.
• In the past 10 games, Chicago is slugging .449 with 3.1 extra-base hits per contest.
• Over the last 10 outings the Cubs are batting .259 and averaging 8.6 hits per game.
• The Blue Jays have hit nine home runs over the last 10 games.
• Over Toronto's last 10 games, it is slugging .373 with 29 extra-base hits.
• Over the Blue Jays' last 10 games, the team is batting .226 with 74 total base hits.