Kevin Newman’s Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who will be sending Andre Jackson to the hill, match up at PNC Park on Saturday, August 12. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Newman
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -116 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Jackson has been named the starter for the Pirates and will make his first start this season.
- The 27-year-old righty will start for the first time this season after coming out of the bullpen nine times.
- He has an ERA of 5.16, a 7.67 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.103 in nine games this season.
- The Pirates strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.63 this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.399 WHIP this season.
- The Pirates have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 127 home runs allowed.
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Kevin Newman Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/22/2023 | Rich Hill | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/2/2023 | Vince Velásquez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/1/2023 | Rich Hill | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Newman Stats and Trends
- Newman has recorded a hit 43 times this season in 69 games played (62.3%), with 11 multi-hit efforts (15.9%).
- In 4.3% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (three of 69). He’s gone deep in 1.2% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 25 of 69 games played this season (36.2%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In 29.0% of his contests this year (20 of 69), Newman has produced at least one run. In seven of those games (10.1%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in one game.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 30 out of 69 games this season (43.5%), while fanning multiple times in three of those games (4.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | GP | 35 |
| 21 (61.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (62.9%) |
| 5 (14.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (17.1%) |
| 10 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (42.9%) |
| 3 (8.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 9 (26.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (31.4%) |
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