At 7:45 PM ET on Monday, August 14, Esteury Ruiz and the Oakland Athletics will take the diamond against the St. Louis Cardinals and starting pitcher Miles Mikolas at Busch Stadium, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Ruiz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -140 |
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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals
- The Cardinals’ Mikolas (6-8) will make his 26th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed eight hits in seven innings against the Tampa Bay Rays.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 4.20 ERA ranks 40th, 1.281 WHIP ranks 39th, and 6.3 K/9 ranks 56th.
- The Cardinals average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Cardinals have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.62) in the majors this season.
- The Cardinals have a combined 1.437 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
- The Cardinals have given up the fewest long balls so far this season with only 115 home runs allowed.
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Ruiz Stats and Trends
- In 64 of 92 games this year (69.6%), Ruiz has recorded a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 21 of those contests (22.8%).
- He has homered in one of 92 games, going deep in 0.3% of his plate appearances this season.
- In 32.6% of his games this season (30 of 92), he has scored at least one run. In three of those games (3.3%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Ruiz has tallied at least one RBI in 26 out of 92 games this season (28.3%). He has collected two or more RBI in seven of those contests (7.6%).
- He has fanned 50 times this season in 92 games played (54.3%), including 21 times striking out multiple times (22.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | GP | 44 |
| 34 (70.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 30 (68.2%) |
| 12 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (20.5%) |
| 13 (27.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (38.6%) |
| 1 (2.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 16 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 10 (22.7%) |
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