The upcoming matchup between Matt McLain’s Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays (with Chris Bassitt drawing the start) is scheduled for Saturday, August 19 at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for McLain
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -129 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Bassitt (11-6) will take to the mound for the Blue Jays and make 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 have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Blue Jays have the second-best ERA (3.72) in the majors this season.
- 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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Matt McLain Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | José Berríos | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
McLain Stats and Trends
- McLain has reached base with a base hit 58 times this season in 79 games played (73.4%), including multiple knocks in 38.0% of them (30 times).
- In 16.5% of his games this season, he has gone yard (13 of 79). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 3.6% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run in 51.9% of his contests this season (41 of 79), with more than one run scored in 13 of those games (16.5%).
- McLain has plated a run in 26 of 79 games this year, including multiple RBI in 10 of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- In 82.3% of his contests this season (65 of 79), he has struck out at least once. In 28 of those games (35.4%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | GP | 40 |
| 25 (64.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 33 (82.5%) |
| 18 (46.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (30.0%) |
| 22 (56.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (47.5%) |
| 10 (25.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (7.5%) |
| 13 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (32.5%) |
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