TJ Friedl’s Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Drew Smyly to the hill, go head to head at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, August 2. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Friedl
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -137 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Smyly (8-7) to the mound for his 20th start this season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Saturday when he threw 4 1/3 innings out of the bullpen against the St. Louis Cardinals, giving up one earned run while allowing two hits.
- The 34-year-old ranks 54th in ERA (4.75), 51st in WHIP (1.352), and 42nd in K/9 (8.1) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
- The Cubs average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.19 this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.276 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- With just 112 homers allowed, the Cubs rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
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TJ Friedl Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/1/2023 | Justin Steele | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 1 |
| 5/28/2023 | Drew Smyly | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/27/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 4/4/2023 | Adbert Alzolay | 2-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | Drew Smyly | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/3/2022 | Hayden Wesneski | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/8/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Friedl Stats and Trends
- Friedl has a hit in 61.6% of his games this year (53 of 86), and he posted multiple base knocks in 28 of them (32.6%).
- Out of the 86 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s gone yard in seven contests (8.1%), hitting a home run in 2% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run 32 times this season in 86 contests (37.2%), including scoring multiple runs in 9.3% of games (eight times).
- Friedl has picked up at least one RBI in 26.7% of his games this year (23 of 86), including more than one RBI in eight of them (9.3%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- He has fanned 48 times this season in 86 games played (55.8%), including 10 times punching out multiple times (11.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | GP | 44 |
| 24 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 29 (65.9%) |
| 13 (31.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 15 (34.1%) |
| 13 (31.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (43.2%) |
| 5 (11.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (4.5%) |
| 12 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (25.0%) |
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