Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds will hit the field at PNC Park on Saturday, August 12, where they will face off against the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Andre Jackson. The game will begin at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -130 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +106 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Jackson to the mound for his first start this season.
- The 27-year-old right-hander will make his first start after coming out of the bullpen nine times this season.
- He has pitched in nine games this season with an ERA of 5.16, a 7.67 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.103.
- 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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Will Benson Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/2/2023 | Vince Velásquez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
Benson Stats and Trends
- Benson has collected a hit in 32 of 65 games this year, with multiple hits in 12 of them.
- Out of the 65 games he has played in this season, he’s homered in seven contests (10.8%), going deep in 3.4% of his plate appearances.
- In 38.5% of his games this year (25 of 65), he has scored at least one run. In five of those games (7.7%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Benson has driven in at least one run 13 times this season in 65 games played (20.0%), including six times driving in multiple runs (9.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has fanned 42 times this season in 65 games played (64.6%), including 15 times striking out multiple times (23.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | GP | 34 |
| 13 (41.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 19 (55.9%) |
| 3 (9.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (26.5%) |
| 10 (32.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (44.1%) |
| 5 (16.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.9%) |
| 7 (22.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (17.6%) |
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