Christian Encarnacion-Strand and the Cincinnati Reds meet starter Juan Carlos Oviedo and the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:05 PM ET on Friday, August 11 at PNC Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Encarnacion-Strand
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Oviedo (6-11) will take to the mound for the Pirates and make his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw seven scoreless innings against the Milwaukee Brewers while allowing two hits.
- The 25-year-old ranks 38th in ERA (4.18), 48th in WHIP (1.302), and 47th in K/9 (8) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Pirates average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.59) in the majors this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.398 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
- The Pirates have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 126 home runs allowed.
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Encarnacion-Strand Stats and Trends
- Encarnacion-Strand has picked up a hit in 14 of 22 games this year (63.6%), with multiple base knocks in six of those contests (27.3%).
- He has homered in 13.6% of his games in 2023 (three of 22), which amounts to 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run 10 times this year in 22 games played (45.5%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Encarnacion-Strand has plated at least one run seven times this year in 22 games played (31.8%), including four times plating multiple runs (18.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has struck out one or more times in 54.5% of his games this season (12 of 22), striking out multiple times in six of those contests (27.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 9 |
| 9 (69.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 5 (55.6%) |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (33.3%) |
| 7 (53.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (33.3%) |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 5 (38.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (22.2%) |
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