On Sunday, August 20 at 1:40 PM ET, Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds will challenge starter Hyun-Jin Ryu and the Toronto Blue Jays at Great American Ball Park, airing on BSOH.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -132 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Ryu (1-1) will take to the mound for the Blue Jays and make his fourth start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Sunday, Aug. 13, when he tossed five innings while giving up no earned runs on two hits in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
- The 36-year-old has pitched in three games this season with a 2.57 ERA, 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .216.
- The Blue Jays average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- Blue Jays pitchers have the lowest combined ERA in the majors at 3.70.
- The Blue Jays have a combined 1.242 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- With 149 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Will Benson Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Chris Bassitt | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2023 | José Berríos | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/13/2022 | Mitchell White | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/12/2022 | José Berríos | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
Benson Stats and Trends
- Benson has picked up a hit in 35 of 71 games this season, with multiple hits in 12 of them.
- He has homered in seven games this season, leaving the ballpark in 3.1% of his plate appearances.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 27 times this year in 71 contests (38.0%), including scoring multiple runs in 7.0% of games (five times).
- Benson has picked up at least one RBI 13 times this season in 71 games played (18.3%), including six games with more than one RBI (8.5%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 64.8% of his contests this season (46 of 71), he has struck out one or more times. In 16 of those games (22.5%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | GP | 36 |
| 14 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 21 (58.3%) |
| 3 (8.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (25.0%) |
| 10 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (47.2%) |
| 5 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.6%) |
| 7 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (16.7%) |
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