Brett Baty: MLB Player Prop Bets for Mets Vs Cubs – August 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 8, 2023

Brett Baty and the New York Mets face off against starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs at 7:10 PM ET on Tuesday, August 8 at Citi Field.

Looking to put down a bet on Baty ahead of his matchup on Tuesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Baty

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -143
Runs 0.5 -113
RBI 0.5 -108
Strikeouts 0.5 -145

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs

  • The Cubs will send Taillon (6-6) to the mound for his 20th start this season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed five innings while giving up two earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
  • The 31-year-old has pitched to a 5.36 ERA this season with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.9 walks per nine across 19 games.
  • The Cubs average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
  • Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.30 this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
  • The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.288 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
  • The Cubs have given up 127 home runs so far this season (the 12th-ranked total in MLB play).

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Brett Baty Stats vs. the Cubs

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/25/2023 Kyle Hendricks 1-for-4 0 0 2 1 3/0 0
5/24/2023 Marcus Stroman 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
5/23/2023 Drew Smyly 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0

Baty Stats and Trends

  • In 54.1% of his games this year (46-of-85), Baty has recorded a hit. In 13 of those games (15.3%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
  • Out of the 85 games he has appeared in this season, he’s gone yard in seven contests (8.2%), taking the pitcher deep in 2.3% of his plate appearances.
  • He has scored at least one run in 29 out of 85 games this year (34.1%), which includes more than one run scored in four of those contests (4.7%).
  • Baty has tallied at least one RBI 23 times this season in 85 tries (27.1%), including plating more than one run in 4.7% of games (four times).
  • He has been set down on strikes in 59 of 85 games this year, including multiple Ks in 19 of them.
Home Away
40 GP 45
27 (67.5%) Games w/1+ Hit 19 (42.2%)
5 (12.5%) Games w/2+ Hits 8 (17.8%)
15 (37.5%) Games w/1+ Run 14 (31.1%)
7 (17.5%) Games w/1+ HR 0 (0.0%)
11 (27.5%) Games w/1+ RBI 12 (26.7%)

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