Freddy Fermin and the Kansas City Royals face off against starter Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs at 2:20 PM ET on Sunday, August 20 at Wrigley Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Fermin
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Hendricks (4-6) for his 17th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed seven hits in six innings pitched against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
- The 33-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with a 4.19 ERA, 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .243.
- The Cubs strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.28 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.284 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
- The Cubs have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 136, or 1.1 per game.
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Freddy Fermin Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Fermin Stats and Trends
- Fermin has recorded a hit in 35 out of 50 games this year (70.0%), with multiple base knocks in 14 of those games (28.0%).
- He has homered in eight of 50 games in 2023 (16.0%), which is 4.7% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 17 times this season in 50 games played (34.0%), including five games with more than one run (10.0%).
- Fermin has driven in at least one run in 23 of 50 games this season (46.0%). He has collected more than one RBI in five of those contests (10.0%).
- He has gone down on strikes in 26 of 50 games this season, including multiple Ks in 11 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | GP | 23 |
| 18 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 17 (73.9%) |
| 6 (22.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (34.8%) |
| 7 (25.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (43.5%) |
| 3 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (21.7%) |
| 12 (44.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (47.8%) |
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