On Friday, August 18 at 2:20 PM ET, Dairon Blanco and the Kansas City Royals will take on starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Blanco
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Taillon (7-7) to the mound for his 22nd start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed three innings while giving up eight earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 31-year-old has pitched to a 5.71 ERA this season with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across 21 games.
- The Cubs have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.30 this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.287 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- With just 135 homers allowed, the Cubs rank ninth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Blanco Stats and Trends
- Blanco has recorded a hit in 17 of 28 games this year (60.7%), with multiple base hits in two of them.
- He has not yet gone yard this season in 28 games.
- He has scored at least a run in six of 28 games played this season (21.4%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In nine of 28 games this season (32.1%), Blanco has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has struck out in 14 of 28 games this season, including multiple Ks in seven of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | GP | 14 |
| 8 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (64.3%) |
| 2 (14.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (14.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 5 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (28.6%) |
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