Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals will take the field at Busch Stadium on Friday, August 18, where they will square off against the New York Mets and starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi. The game will start at 8:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Burleson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -126 |
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Stats and Trends for the New York Mets
- The Mets will hand the ball to Lucchesi (1-0) for his sixth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, May 13, when he threw two innings against the Washington Nationals, giving up one earned run.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 4.43, a 2.13 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.343 in five games this season.
- The Mets average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- Mets pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.53 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Mets have a combined WHIP of 1.386 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Mets have given up 153 home runs so far this season (the 22nd-ranked total in MLB play).
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Alec Burleson Stats vs. the Mets
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2023 | José Quintana | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2023 | Kodai Senga | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Burleson Stats and Trends
- Burleson has collected a base hit 46 times this season in 86 games played (53.5%), including multiple knocks on 12 occasions (14.0%).
- In eight of 86 games this season, he has hit a home run (9.3%). He’s gone deep in 3% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored in 24 of 86 games this season, including multiple runs scored in three of them.
- Burleson has produced at least one run 24 times this year in 86 tries (27.9%), including plating more than one run in 3.5% of games (three times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on one occasion.
- In 28 of 86 games this season (32.6%), he has been set down on strikes at least once, including two games with multiple Ks.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | GP | 41 |
| 25 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 21 (51.2%) |
| 7 (15.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (12.2%) |
| 14 (31.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (24.4%) |
| 5 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (7.3%) |
| 13 (28.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (26.8%) |
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