The upcoming matchup between Francisco Alvarez’s New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals (with Miles Mikolas drawing the start) is scheduled for Saturday, August 19 at 7:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Alvarez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals
- The Cardinals’ Mikolas (6-8) will make his 27th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Monday, when he threw 6 1/3 innings against the Oakland Athletics, giving up four earned runs while allowing five hits.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 4.27 ERA ranks 39th, 1.280 WHIP ranks 37th, and 6.3 K/9 ranks 54th.
- The Cardinals have a eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.64 this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
- The Cardinals have a combined 1.435 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
- No team has allowed fewer than the 122 homers the Cardinals have given up so far this year.
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Francisco Alvarez Stats vs. the Cardinals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Zack Thompson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/17/2023 | Adam Wainwright | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/18/2023 | Matthew Liberatore | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2023 | Adam Wainwright | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Alvarez Stats and Trends
- Alvarez has picked up a hit in 53.9% of his 89 games this season, with multiple base knocks in 16.9% of those contests (15).
- In 18 of 89 games this season, he has homered (20.2%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 6.4% of his trips to the dish.
- In 41.6% of his games this season (37 of 89), he has scored at least one run. In six of those games (6.7%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- In 29.2% of his contests this year (26 of 89), Alvarez has notched at least one RBI. In 12 of those games (13.5%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in six games.
- In 59.6% of his contests this year (53 of 89), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 20 of those games (22.5%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | GP | 46 |
| 22 (51.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 26 (56.5%) |
| 4 (9.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (23.9%) |
| 15 (34.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (47.8%) |
| 5 (11.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 13 (28.3%) |
| 9 (20.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 17 (37.0%) |
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