Matt Olson will be targeting his 40th homer of the year against starter Quinn Priester when the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates match up on Wednesday, August 9 at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Olson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -130 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +107 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Priester (2-1) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in four innings pitched against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.
- The 22-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 8.69, a 1.14 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.780.
- The Pirates have a 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.58 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.389 WHIP this season.
- The Pirates have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 124 home runs allowed.
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Matt Olson Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/2023 | Mitch Keller | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Osvaldo Bido | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2022 | Mitch Keller | 3-for-5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/22/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/12/2022 | José Quintana | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/11/2022 | Zach Thompson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/10/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/9/2022 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Olson Stats and Trends
- In 67.6% of his games this season (75-of-111), Olson has recorded a hit. In 30 of those games (27.0%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
- He has homered in 29.7% of his games this season (111 contests), going yard in 7.9% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run 64 times this year in 111 games played (57.7%), including 20 times when he tallied multiple runs (18.0%).
- In 54 of 111 games this season (48.6%), Olson has notched an RBI, and in 26 of those games (23.4%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in 13 contests.
- He has struck out in 77.5% of his 111 games this season, while fanning more than once in 29.7% of those games (33).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | GP | 54 |
| 39 (68.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 36 (66.7%) |
| 17 (29.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (24.1%) |
| 33 (57.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 31 (57.4%) |
| 19 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 14 (25.9%) |
| 30 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 24 (44.4%) |
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