PNC Park is where Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds will challenge starter Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, August 13 at 1:35 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -102 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +112 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates’ Keller (9-8) will make his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed nine hits in five innings pitched against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 4.39 ERA ranks 43rd, 1.281 WHIP ranks 38th, and 9.6 K/9 ranks 15th.
- 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 24th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.399 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
- With just 127 homers allowed, the Pirates rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.
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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 a hit in 49.2% of his games this year (32 of 65), and he posted multiple base hits in 12 of those contests (18.5%).
- He has gone yard in seven of 65 games in 2023 (10.8%), which is 3.4% of his trips to the dish.
- He has touched home plate in 38.5% of his 65 games this season. That includes more than one run scored in 7.7% of those contests (five).
- Benson has plated at least one run 13 times this year in 65 games played (20.0%), including six games with more than one RBI (9.2%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 64.6% of his contests this year (42 of 65), he has struck out one or more times. In 15 of those games (23.1%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| 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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