Rafael Ortega: MLB Player Prop Bets for Mets Vs Pirates – August 14, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 14, 2023

Rafael Ortega’s New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who will be sending Quinn Priester to the mound, match up at Citi Field on Monday, August 14. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:10 PM ET.

Looking to bet on Ortega ahead of his matchup on Monday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Ortega

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -144
Runs 0.5 -107
RBI 0.5 +100
Strikeouts 0.5 -139

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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates

  • The Pirates’ Priester (2-1) will make his sixth start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw four innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up four earned runs while allowing nine hits.
  • The 22-year-old has an ERA of 8.75, a 1.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.901 in five games this season.
  • The Pirates have a 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
  • The Pirates have pitched to a 4.60 this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
  • Pirates pitchers have a 1.399 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
  • The Pirates have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 128 home runs allowed.

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Rafael Ortega Stats vs. the Pirates

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
7/26/2022 Bryse Wilson 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 1
7/25/2022 JT Brubaker 2-for-4 1 1 1 1 0/0 0
6/23/2022 José Quintana 0-for-0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0
6/22/2022 Jerad Eickhoff 3-for-5 1 0 2 2 0/1 0
6/21/2022 Roansy Contreras 0-for-2 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
6/20/2022 JT Brubaker 2-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/1 0
5/18/2022 Wil Crowe 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/1 0
5/17/2022 JT Brubaker 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 4/0 0
5/16/2022 Dillon Peters 1-for-2 0 0 1 1 1/2 0
4/24/2022 JT Brubaker 2-for-5 2 0 0 1 0/0 0

Ortega Stats and Trends

  • This season, Ortega has totaled at least one hit in six of 12 games played (50.0%), with two multi-hit games.
  • In the 12 games in which he’s logged a plate appearance this season, he has zero homers.
  • In two of 12 games this season, he has scored at least a run. He scored multiple runs each time.
  • In one of 12 games this year, Ortega has plated at least one run. He picked up multiple RBI in that contest.
  • He has struck out nine times this year in 12 games played (75.0%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
Home Away
7 GP 5
4 (57.1%) Games w/1+ Hit 2 (40.0%)
2 (28.6%) Games w/2+ Hits 0 (0.0%)
1 (14.3%) Games w/1+ Run 1 (20.0%)
0 (0.0%) Games w/1+ HR 0 (0.0%)
1 (14.3%) Games w/1+ RBI 0 (0.0%)

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