Connor Joe: MLB Player Prop Bets for Pirates Vs Twins – August 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 17, 2023

At 8:10 PM ET on Friday, August 18, Connor Joe and the Pittsburgh Pirates will take the diamond against the Minnesota Twins and starting pitcher Pablo Lopez at Target Field, airing on BSN.

Looking to put down a bet on Joe ahead of his matchup on Friday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Joe

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +110
Runs 0.5 -119
RBI 0.5 -102
Strikeouts 1.5 +107

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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins

  • Lopez (8-6) will take the mound for the Twins, his 25th start of the season.
  • The right-hander allowed four hits in six scoreless innings pitched against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
  • The 27-year-old ranks 27th in ERA (3.66), 13th in WHIP (1.090), and fifth in K/9 (11) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
  • The Twins strike out 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
  • Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.91 this year, ninth-best in baseball.
  • Twins pitchers have a 1.201 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
  • With 144 homers allowed, the Twins rank 16th in the league at preventing long balls.

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Connor Joe Stats vs. the Twins

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
6/26/2022 Joe Ryan 2-for-4 1 0 0 2 1/1 1
6/25/2022 Chris Archer 0-for-2 0 0 0 0 0/2 0
6/24/2022 Dylan Bundy 2-for-3 0 0 0 1 1/1 0

Joe Stats and Trends

  • Joe has a hit in 55.1% of his games this year (54 of 98), and he posted more than one hit in 14 of those contests (14.3%).
  • He has hit a long ball in nine games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.6% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored at least one run 36 times this year in 98 contests (36.7%), including scoring multiple runs in 9.2% of games (nine times).
  • Joe has produced at least one run in 22.4% of his games this season (22 of 98), including more than one RBI in five of those contests (5.1%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
  • He has struck out at least once 62 times this year in 98 games (63.3%), including 24 games with more than one strikeout (24.5%).
Home Away
50 GP 48
28 (56.0%) Games w/1+ Hit 26 (54.2%)
4 (8.0%) Games w/2+ Hits 10 (20.8%)
16 (32.0%) Games w/1+ Run 20 (41.7%)
4 (8.0%) Games w/1+ HR 5 (10.4%)
11 (22.0%) Games w/1+ RBI 11 (22.9%)

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