On Wednesday, August 23 at 1:10 PM ET, Javier Baez and the Detroit Tigers will square off against starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs at Comerica Park, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Báez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Taillon (7-8) for his 23rd start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw six innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up two earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in 22 games this season with a 5.56 ERA, 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .266.
- The Cubs strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.32 this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
- The Cubs rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.289 WHIP this season.
- The Cubs have allowed the eighth-fewest home runs this season at just 140, or 1.1 per game.
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Javier Báez Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/2023 | Javier Assad | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Báez Stats and Trends
- Baez has reached base with a base hit 66 times this season in 113 games played (58.4%), including multiple knocks in 23.0% of them (26 times).
- He has left the yard in eight of 113 games in 2023 (7.1%), which is 1.7% of his trips to the dish.
- In 39.8% of his 113 games this season, he has scored a run (45 times). Also, he’s put up six games with multiple runs in 2023 (5.3%).
- Baez has tallied an RBI in 31.9% of his 113 games this season, with two or more RBI in 11.5% of them (13). He has also knocked in three or more runs in three contests.
- He has gone down on strikes in 68 of 113 games this year, including multiple Ks in 29 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | GP | 58 |
| 32 (58.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 34 (58.6%) |
| 12 (21.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (24.1%) |
| 18 (32.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 27 (46.6%) |
| 3 (5.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.6%) |
| 20 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (27.6%) |
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