Francisco Alvarez’s New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Kyle Hendricks to the hill, square off at Citi Field on Wednesday, August 9. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Alvarez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Hendricks (4-6) will take the mound for the Cubs, his 15th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up seven earned runs in four innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
- The 33-year-old has an ERA of 4.20, a 4.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.119 in 14 games this season.
- The Cubs have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.28 this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.283 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Cubs have allowed 128 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 11th in MLB play.
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Francisco Alvarez Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/25/2023 | Kyle Hendricks | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/24/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Alvarez Stats and Trends
- Alvarez has picked up a hit in 44 out of 81 games this year (54.3%), with multiple base knocks in 15 of them (18.5%).
- He has homered in 18 games this season, leaving the ballpark in 7.1% of his plate appearances.
- In 35 of 81 contests this year (43.2%), he has scored a run, and six of those games (7.4%) included an effort that produced more than one run scored.
- Alvarez has plated at least one run 25 times this season in 81 games played (30.9%), including 12 games with more than one RBI (14.8%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 50 out of 81 games this season (61.7%), while fanning multiple times in 18 of those contests (22.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 44 |
| 19 (51.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (56.8%) |
| 4 (10.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (25.0%) |
| 14 (37.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (47.7%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 13 (29.5%) |
| 9 (24.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (36.4%) |
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