Rogers Centre is where Alejandro Kirk and the Toronto Blue Jays will challenge starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, August 13 at 1:37 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Kirk
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +111 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Taillon (7-6) to the mound for his 21st start this season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed three hits in seven innings pitched against the New York Mets on Tuesday.
- The 31-year-old has pitched to a 5.17 ERA this season with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.7 walks per nine across 20 games.
- The Cubs strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.26 this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.279 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Cubs have given up 132 home runs so far this season (the 11th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Alejandro Kirk Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/12/2023 | Justin Steele | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/11/2023 | Javier Assad | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2022 | Luke Farrell | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/29/2022 | Javier Assad | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Kirk Stats and Trends
- Kirk has recorded a hit 44 times this year in 87 games played (50.6%), with 15 multi-hit efforts (17.2%).
- He has homered in 5.7% of his games this season (87 contests), going yard in 2% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 20 of 87 games played this season (23.0%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Kirk has picked up an RBI in 23.0% of his 87 games this year, with more than one RBI in 6.9% of those games (six). He has also knocked in three or more runs in three contests.
- He has fanned 28 times this year in 87 games played (32.2%), including six times punching out multiple times (6.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | GP | 48 |
| 21 (53.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (47.9%) |
| 10 (25.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (10.4%) |
| 12 (30.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (16.7%) |
| 5 (12.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 12 (30.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (16.7%) |
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