Spencer Torkelson and the Detroit Tigers will take the field at Comerica Park on Wednesday, August 23, where they will face off against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Jameson Taillon. The game will start at 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Torkelson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| 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 gave up two earned runs and allowed six hits in six innings pitched against the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in 22 games this season with an ERA of 5.56, a 2.94 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.364.
- The Cubs average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.32 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- 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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Spencer Torkelson Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2023 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 8/21/2023 | Javier Assad | 4-for-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 |
Torkelson Stats and Trends
- Torkelson has a hit in 58.9% of his games this season (73 of 124), and he posted at least two hits in 30 of those contests (24.2%).
- He has hit a home run in 19 games this season, going deep in 4.3% of his trips to the dish.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 54 times this year in 124 contests (43.5%), including scoring multiple runs in 8.9% of games (11 times).
- Torkelson has notched at least one RBI 48 times this season in 124 games played (38.7%), including 14 times plating multiple runs (11.3%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 67.7% of his games this year (84 of 124), striking out multiple times in 33 of those games (26.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | GP | 64 |
| 32 (53.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 41 (64.1%) |
| 14 (23.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 16 (25.0%) |
| 24 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 30 (46.9%) |
| 6 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 13 (20.3%) |
| 21 (35.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 27 (42.2%) |
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