Christopher Morel’s Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, who will be sending Tarik Skubal to the mound, match up at Comerica Park on Wednesday, August 23. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Morel
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Detroit Tigers
- The Tigers’ Skubal (3-2) will make his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed six innings while giving up one earned run on three hits in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians.
- The 26-year-old has pitched in eight games this season with a 3.76 ERA, 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .234.
- The Tigers have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.46 this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- Tigers pitchers have a 1.269 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
- The Tigers have allowed 147 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 15th in MLB.
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Christopher Morel Stats vs. the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2023 | Reese Olson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Morel Stats and Trends
- Morel has collected a hit in 48 out of 81 games this season (59.3%), with multiple base hits in 17 of them (21.0%).
- He has hit a long ball in 19 of 81 games in 2023 (23.5%), which is 5.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 40 times this season in 81 games played (49.4%), including eight times when he tallied multiple runs (9.9%).
- Morel has tallied at least one RBI 36 times this season in 81 games played (44.4%), including 15 times plating multiple runs (18.5%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
- In 82.7% of his 81 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (67 times). He’s also had 32 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (39.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | GP | 39 |
| 24 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (61.5%) |
| 9 (21.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (20.5%) |
| 15 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (64.1%) |
| 9 (21.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (25.6%) |
| 21 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (38.5%) |
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