At 12:35 PM ET on Wednesday, August 9, Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds will take the diamond against the Miami Marlins and starting pitcher Johnny Cueto at Great American Ball Park, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Miami Marlins
- The Marlins will send Cueto (0-3) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs on five hits in a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- The 37-year-old has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 5.32, a 3 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .955.
- The Marlins have a 9.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Marlins have the 15th-ranked ERA (4.20) in the majors this season.
- Marlins pitchers have a 1.269 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
- With 131 homers allowed, the Marlins rank 14th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Will Benson Stats vs. the Marlins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/7/2023 | Eury Perez | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 1 |
Benson Stats and Trends
- Benson has recorded a hit in 31 out of 64 games this season (48.4%), with multiple base knocks in 11 of those games (17.2%).
- In 10.9% of his games this season, he has homered (seven of 64). He’s left the yard in 3.4% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- In 37.5% of his 64 games this season, he has scored (24 times). Also, he’s notched four games with multiple runs in 2023 (6.3%).
- Benson has plated at least one run in 13 of 64 games this season (20.3%). He has collected more than one RBI in six of those contests (9.4%).
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times 41 times this season in 64 games (64.1%), including 15 games with more than one strikeout (23.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | GP | 33 |
| 13 (41.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (54.5%) |
| 3 (9.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (24.2%) |
| 10 (32.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 14 (42.4%) |
| 5 (16.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (6.1%) |
| 7 (22.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (18.2%) |
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