Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals face off against starter Joey Lucchesi and the New York Mets at 8:15 PM ET on Friday, August 18 at Busch Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Goldschmidt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -129 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -151 |
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Stats and Trends for the New York Mets
- Lucchesi (1-0) will take to the mound for the Mets and make his sixth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, May 13 against the Washington Nationals, throwing two innings and giving up one earned run.
- The 30-year-old has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 4.43, a 2.13 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.343.
- The Mets average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Mets have pitched to a 4.53 this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
- Mets pitchers have a 1.386 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
- With 153 homers allowed, the Mets rank 22nd in the league at preventing long balls.
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Paul Goldschmidt Stats vs. the Mets
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2023 | José Quintana | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/18/2023 | Carlos Carrasco | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/17/2023 | Kodai Senga | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/16/2023 | Tylor Megill | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/19/2022 | Chris Bassitt | 3-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/18/2022 | Max Scherzer | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/17/2022 | Taijuan Walker | 3-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/17/2022 | Trevor Williams | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/27/2022 | Carlos Carrasco | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/26/2022 | Chris Bassitt | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Goldschmidt Stats and Trends
- In 79 of 118 games this season (66.9%), Goldschmidt has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two in 41 of those contests (34.7%).
- He has homered in 15 of 118 games in 2023 (12.7%), which is 3.6% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run 51 times this season in 118 games played (43.2%), including 14 games with more than one run (11.9%).
- Goldschmidt has driven in at least one run in 38 out of 118 games this year (32.2%). He has collected more than one RBI in 19 of them (16.1%).
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 80 times this season in 118 games (67.8%), including 29 games with more than one strikeout (24.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | GP | 57 |
| 40 (65.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 39 (68.4%) |
| 21 (34.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (35.1%) |
| 25 (41.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 26 (45.6%) |
| 8 (13.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 7 (12.3%) |
| 20 (32.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 18 (31.6%) |
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