Christopher Morel went hitless in his last game (0-for-4), but will have another crack at it when the Chicago Cubs face Emerson Hancock and the Seattle Mariners on Saturday at 9:40 PM ET on MARQ. Morel has hit a team-best three homers (he’s added 10 RBI). In MLB play, Morel ranks 20th in home runs and 30th in RBI. Watch Christopher Morel and the Chicago Cubs on Fubo!
• Morel has a hit in 76.9% of his 13 games this year, with multiple base hits in 30.8% of those contests (four).
• He has hit a long ball in 23.1% of his games in 2024 (three of 13), 5.6% of his trips to the plate.
• Morel has scored at least once 10 times this season in 13 games played (76.9%), including one multi-run effort.
• He has produced at least one run in five of 13 games played this season (38.5%), including two games with multiple RBI.
• In six of 13 games this season (46.2%), Morel has gone down on strikes, and three of those games (23.1%) included a performance that resulted in more than one strikeout. MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:25 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
• The Mariners’ Hancock (1-1) toes the rubber for his third start of the year.
• When he last appeared on Sunday, the right-hander threw 3 1/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up eight earned runs while surrendering 11 hits.
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