Michael Busch, who went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI in his most recent game, will take the field for the Chicago Cubs versus Emerson Hancock and the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. First pitch is set for 9:40 PM ET on MARQ. Busch has a team-best three home runs. He has eight RBI. Busch ranks 20th in home runs and 53rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB play. Watch Michael Busch and the Chicago Cubs on Fubo!
• This year, Busch has posted at least one hit in nine of 12 games played (75.0%), including two games with multiple hits.
• In three of 12 games this season, he has gone yard (25.0%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 6.3% of his trips to the plate in 2024.
• Busch has scored at least one run five times this season in 12 games played (41.7%), including one multi-run effort.
• He has notched at least one RBI in five of 12 games played this season (41.7%), including two games with multiple RBI.
• Busch has struck out one or more times eight times this season in 12 tries (66.7%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 33.3% of games (four times). 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 will look to Hancock (1-1) in his third start of the season.
• The right-hander last got into a game on Sunday versus the Milwaukee Brewers, when he went 3 1/3 innings, giving up eight earned runs while allowing 11 hits.
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