On Wednesday, August 23 at 12:35 PM ET, Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals will take on starter Luis Ortiz and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Burleson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Ortiz (2-3) will take the mound for the Pirates, his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, July 5, when he threw 3 1/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up six earned runs.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.86, a 1.31 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.733 in 11 games this season.
- The Pirates average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.59) in the majors this season.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.399 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Pirates have allowed the eighth-fewest home runs this season at just 140, or 1.1 per game.
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Alec Burleson Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/3/2023 | Luis Ortiz | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/2/2023 | Roansy Contreras | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/16/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/15/2023 | Roansy Contreras | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/14/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/13/2023 | Vince Velásquez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/5/2022 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/4/2022 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 10/3/2022 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Burleson Stats and Trends
- In 53.3% of his 90 games this season, Burleson has recorded a base hit (48 times). He’s also registered 14 multi-hit games in 2023 (15.6%).
- He has homered in eight games this season, going deep in 2.8% of his trips to home plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 26 times this season in 90 contests (28.9%), including scoring multiple runs in 3.3% of games (three times).
- In 27.8% of his 90 games this season, Burleson has tallied an RBI (25 times). Also, he’s put up three games with multiple RBI in 2023 (3.3%) and driven in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has fanned 31 times this season in 90 games played (34.4%), including three times striking out multiple times (3.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | GP | 42 |
| 26 (54.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (52.4%) |
| 8 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (14.3%) |
| 16 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (23.8%) |
| 5 (10.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (7.1%) |
| 13 (27.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (28.6%) |
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