Spencer Steer and the Cincinnati Reds meet starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs at 8:05 PM ET on Thursday, August 3 at Wrigley Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Steer
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -138 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Taillon (5-6) to the mound for his 19th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw six innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, giving up one earned run while allowing two hits.
- The 31-year-old has pitched to a 5.46 ERA this season with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across 18 games.
- The Cubs have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- The Cubs have the 16th-ranked ERA (4.20) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.274 WHIP this season.
- The Cubs have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 116, or 1.1 per game.
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Spencer Steer Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/2/2023 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2023 | Justin Steele | 2-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 5/28/2023 | Drew Smyly | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/27/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/26/2023 | Justin Steele | 3-for-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2023 | Adbert Alzolay | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | Drew Smyly | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10/5/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 10/4/2022 | Javier Assad | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Steer Stats and Trends
- Steer has tallied a hit 67 times this year in 105 games played (63.8%), with 30 multi-hit efforts (28.6%).
- He has gone yard in 16 games this season, leaving the ballpark in 3.6% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 47 of 105 games this year (44.8%), which includes two or more runs scored in seven of those games (6.7%).
- In 40.0% of his 105 games this season, Steer has picked up an RBI (42 times). Also, he’s notched 16 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (15.2%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has fanned 61 times this season in 105 games played (58.1%), including 19 times punching out multiple times (18.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | GP | 55 |
| 33 (66.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 34 (61.8%) |
| 16 (32.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (25.5%) |
| 22 (44.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (45.5%) |
| 7 (14.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 9 (16.4%) |
| 20 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 22 (40.0%) |
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