The upcoming matchup between Paul DeJong’s Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago Cubs (with Justin Steele drawing the start) is scheduled for Saturday, August 12 at 3:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for DeJong
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -131 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs’ Steele (13-3) will make his 22nd start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw 5 1/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up three earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 28-year-old’s 3.12 ERA ranks seventh, 1.190 WHIP ranks 26th, and 8.4 K/9 ranks 35th.
- 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 4.26 this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.280 WHIP this season.
- The Cubs have allowed 131 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 11th in MLB.
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Paul DeJong Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2023 | Javier Assad | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/30/2023 | Kyle Hendricks | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/29/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/28/2023 | Hayden Wesneski | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/27/2023 | Justin Steele | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/23/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/22/2023 | Michael Fulmer | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/20/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/25/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
DeJong Stats and Trends
- DeJong has picked up a hit in 53.3% of his 90 games this season, with at least two hits in 20.0% of those contests (18).
- In 14.4% of his games this season, he has homered (13 of 90). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3.8% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run 31 times this season in 90 contests (34.4%), including scoring multiple runs in 6.7% of games (six times).
- DeJong has notched at least one RBI 20 times this season in 90 games played (22.2%), including eight times driving in multiple runs (8.9%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has struck out at least once in 71.1% of his games this season (64 of 90), striking out multiple times in 30 of those contests (33.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | GP | 52 |
| 20 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 28 (53.8%) |
| 5 (13.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (25.0%) |
| 14 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (32.7%) |
| 5 (13.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 8 (15.4%) |
| 7 (18.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (25.0%) |
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