Christian Encarnacion-Strand’s Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays, who will be sending Hyun-Jin Ryu to the mound, face off at Great American Ball Park on Sunday, August 20. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Encarnacion-Strand
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| 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 send Ryu (1-1) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, Aug. 13, when he threw five innings against the Chicago Cubs, giving up no earned runs while allowing two hits.
- The 36-year-old has pitched to a 2.57 ERA this season with 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.6 walks per nine across three games.
- The Blue Jays have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Blue Jays have the first-best ERA (3.70) in the majors this season.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.242 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- The Blue Jays have allowed 149 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 17th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Chris Bassitt | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 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 19 times this year in 29 games played (65.5%), with seven multi-hit efforts (24.1%).
- He has hit a home run in 13.8% of his games in 2023 (four of 29), which amounts to 3.7% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored 12 times this season in 29 games played (41.4%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Encarnacion-Strand has picked up at least one RBI in 31.0% of his games this year (nine of 29), including two or more RBI in four of them (13.8%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has struck out at least once in 19 out of 29 games this year (65.5%), while fanning multiple times in 10 of those contests (34.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 12 |
| 13 (76.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (50.0%) |
| 4 (23.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (25.0%) |
| 9 (52.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (25.0%) |
| 4 (23.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 6 (35.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (25.0%) |
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