Will Benson: MLB Player Prop Bets for Reds Vs Nationals – August 6, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 5, 2023

On Sunday, August 6 at 1:40 PM ET, Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds will take on starter Jake Irvin and the Washington Nationals at Great American Ball Park, airing on BSOH.

Looking to place a wager on Benson ahead of his matchup on Sunday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Benson

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +103
Runs 0.5 -125
RBI 0.5 -114
Strikeouts 1.5 -104

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Stats and Trends for the Washington Nationals

  • Irvin (3-5) will take the mound for the Nationals, his 17th start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Monday, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings while giving up two earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • The 26-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with a 4.86 ERA, 7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .254.
  • The Nationals average just 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.
  • The Nationals have the 27th-ranked ERA (4.88) in the majors this season.
  • Nationals pitchers have a 1.470 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
  • The Nationals have allowed the most home runs this season with 158, or 1.4 per game.

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Will Benson Stats vs. the Nationals

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/5/2023 Joan Adon 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
8/4/2023 Patrick Corbin 0-for-1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
7/6/2023 MacKenzie Gore 1-for-3 1 0 0 2 1/1 0
7/5/2023 Josiah Gray 2-for-5 1 0 2 0 1/0 1
7/3/2023 Jake Irvin 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0

Benson Stats and Trends

  • Benson has a hit in 50.0% of his games this season (31 of 62), and he posted multiple base hits in 11 of those contests (17.7%).
  • He has hit a home run in seven of 62 games in 2023 (11.3%), which is 3.5% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored at least one run 23 times this year in 62 games played (37.1%), including four times when he tallied multiple runs (6.5%).
  • In 21.0% of his 62 games this season, Benson has driven in a run (13 times). Also, he’s notched six games with multiple RBI in 2023 (9.7%) and driven in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
  • In 39 of 62 games this season (62.9%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 14 of those games (22.6%) included a performance that resulted in more than one punchout.
Home Away
29 GP 33
13 (44.8%) Games w/1+ Hit 18 (54.5%)
3 (10.3%) Games w/2+ Hits 8 (24.2%)
9 (31.0%) Games w/1+ Run 14 (42.4%)
5 (17.2%) Games w/1+ HR 2 (6.1%)
7 (24.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 6 (18.2%)

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