Matt McLain: MLB Player Prop Bets for Reds Vs Blue Jays – August 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 17, 2023

The upcoming matchup between Matt McLain’s Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays (with Jose Berrios getting the start) is scheduled for Friday, August 18 at 6:40 PM ET.

Looking to place a wager on McLain 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 McLain

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 -109
Runs 0.5 -146
RBI 0.5 -133
Strikeouts 1.5 -111

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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays

  • Berrios (9-8) will take the mound for the Blue Jays, his 25th start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on nine hits in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
  • The 29-year-old’s 3.53 ERA ranks 23rd, 1.219 WHIP ranks 32nd, and 8.5 K/9 ranks 35th among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
  • The Blue Jays have a 9.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
  • Blue Jays pitchers have the lowest combined ERA in the majors at 3.73.
  • The Blue Jays have a combined 1.245 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
  • The Blue Jays have allowed 147 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 18th in MLB.

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McLain Stats and Trends

  • McLain has a hit in 73.1% of his games this year (57 of 78), and he posted multiple base knocks in 29 of those contests (37.2%).
  • In 13 of 78 games this season, he has hit a home run (16.7%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3.6% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has touched home plate at least one time 41 times this season in 78 contests (52.6%), including scoring multiple runs in 16.7% of games (13 times).
  • McLain has driven in at least one run 26 times this season in 78 tries (33.3%), including driving in more than one run in 12.8% of games (10 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on five occasions.
  • He has fanned 64 times this year in 78 games played (82.1%), including 28 times punching out multiple times (35.9%).
Home Away
38 GP 40
24 (63.2%) Games w/1+ Hit 33 (82.5%)
17 (44.7%) Games w/2+ Hits 12 (30.0%)
22 (57.9%) Games w/1+ Run 19 (47.5%)
10 (26.3%) Games w/1+ HR 3 (7.5%)
13 (34.2%) Games w/1+ RBI 13 (32.5%)

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