Christian Encarnacion-Strand’s Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays, who will be sending Chris Bassitt to the mound, square off at Great American Ball Park on Saturday, August 19. The first pitch will be thrown at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Encarnacion-Strand
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- The Blue Jays will hand the ball to Bassitt (11-6) for his 26th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, Aug. 12, when he threw six innings against the Chicago Cubs, giving up four earned runs while allowing four hits.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 3.95 ERA ranks 31st, 1.222 WHIP ranks 31st, and 8.5 K/9 ranks 34th.
- The Blue Jays average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- The Blue Jays have pitched to a 3.72 this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- The Blue Jays have a combined 1.244 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- The Blue Jays have given up 148 home runs so far this season (the 17th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Christian Encarnacion-Strand Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | José Berríos | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Encarnacion-Strand Stats and Trends
- Encarnacion-Strand has recorded a hit in 18 of 28 games this year (64.3%), with at least two hits in six of those contests (21.4%).
- He has homered in 14.3% of his games this season (28 contests), going yard in 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored 12 times this year in 28 games played (42.9%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- In 32.1% of his contests this year (nine of 28), Encarnacion-Strand has tallied at least one RBI. In four of those games (14.3%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- In 18 of 28 games this season (64.3%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 10 of those games (35.7%) included a performance that resulted in more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 12 |
| 12 (75.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (50.0%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (25.0%) |
| 9 (56.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (25.0%) |
| 4 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 6 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (25.0%) |
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