On Wednesday, August 23 at 1:10 PM ET, Akil Baddoo 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 Baddoo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +111 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Taillon (7-8) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make 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 have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- 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.
- With just 140 homers allowed, the Cubs rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Akil Baddoo Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/2023 | Javier Assad | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/15/2021 | Trevor Williams | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 1 |
| 5/14/2021 | Jake Arrieta | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Baddoo Stats and Trends
- In 48.8% of his games this year (39-of-80), Baddoo has recorded a hit. In 14 of those games (17.5%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
- Out of the 80 games he has appeared in this season, he’s homered in eight contests (10.0%), hitting a home run in 2.9% of his plate appearances.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 27 of 80 games played this season (33.8%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Baddoo has driven in at least one run 18 times this season in 80 games played (22.5%), including four games with more than one RBI (5.0%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 46 of 80 games this season (57.5%), while fanning multiple times in 16 of those contests (20.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | GP | 42 |
| 19 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 20 (47.6%) |
| 6 (15.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (19.0%) |
| 10 (26.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (40.5%) |
| 3 (7.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (11.9%) |
| 5 (13.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (31.0%) |
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