Rogers Centre is where Christopher Morel and the Chicago Cubs will take on starter Chris Bassitt and the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, August 12 at 3:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Morel
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -122 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Bassitt (11-6) will take the mound for the Blue Jays, his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw seven innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up one earned run while allowing seven hits.
- The 34-year-old ranks 32nd in ERA (3.87), 31st in WHIP (1.232), and 35th in K/9 (8.4) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Blue Jays strike out 9.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
- The Blue Jays have pitched to a 3.73 this season, which ranks first in baseball.
- The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of just 1.252 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
- The Blue Jays have given up 142 home runs so far this season (the 19th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Christopher Morel Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2023 | José Berríos | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2022 | Mitchell White | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/30/2022 | Kevin Gausman | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/29/2022 | José Berríos | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Morel Stats and Trends
- Morel has a hit in 63.0% of his games this season (46 of 73), and he posted multiple base hits in 16 of them (21.9%).
- He has hit a long ball in 18 of 73 games in 2023 (24.7%), which is 6.1% of his trips to the dish.
- In 53.4% of his 73 games this season, he has scored a run (39 times). Also, he’s put up eight games with multiple runs in 2023 (11.0%).
- Morel has driven in at least one run in 45.2% of his games this year (33 of 73), including two or more RBI in 14 of those contests (19.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
- In 82.2% of his contests this season (60 of 73), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In 29 of those games (39.7%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 36 |
| 23 (62.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (63.9%) |
| 8 (21.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (22.2%) |
| 14 (37.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (69.4%) |
| 8 (21.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (27.8%) |
| 19 (51.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 14 (38.9%) |
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