At 12:35 PM ET on Wednesday, August 23, Luken Baker and the St. Louis Cardinals will suit up against the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Luis Ortiz at PNC Park, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Baker
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -136 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will hand the ball to Ortiz (2-3) for his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, July 5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, throwing 3 1/3 innings and 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 have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- 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 given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 140 home runs allowed.
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Luken Baker Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/2023 | Thomas Hatch | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/4/2023 | Rich Hill | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Baker Stats and Trends
- In six of 13 games this year Baker has gotten a hit, with one multi-hit contest.
- He has not yet homered this season in 13 games.
- He has scored at least a run twice this year in 13 tries. However, he did not score multiple runs in either of those games.
- Baker hasn’t tallied an RBI in 13 games so far this year.
- He has gone down on strikes in 69.2% of his 13 games this year, while fanning more than once in 30.8% of them (four).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | GP | 6 |
| 3 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 3 (50.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (16.7%) |
| 1 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 1 (16.7%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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