Will Benson’s Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Angels, who will be sending Shohei Ohtani to the hill, match up at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Wednesday, August 23. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -102 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Los Angeles Angels
- The Angels will hand the ball to Ohtani (10-5) for his 22nd start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up no earned runs and allowed three hits in six innings pitched against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, Aug. 10.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 29-year-old ranks 13th in ERA (3.24), sixth in WHIP (1.071), and fourth in K/9 (11.4).
- The Angels strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
- The Angels have pitched to a 4.66 this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
- Angels pitchers have a 1.404 WHIP this season, 23rd in the majors.
- With 160 homers allowed, the Angels rank 23rd in the league at preventing long balls.
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Will Benson Stats vs. the Angels
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2023 | Lucas Giolito | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 1 |
Benson Stats and Trends
- Benson has collected a hit in 36 of 72 games this season, with multiple hits in 12 of them.
- He has hit a long ball in 9.7% of his games in 2023 (seven of 72), which amounts to 3.1% of his trips to the dish.
- In 38.9% of his games this season (28 of 72), he has scored at least one run. In five of those games (6.9%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- In 18.1% of his 72 games this season, Benson has tallied an RBI (13 times). Also, he’s notched six games with multiple RBI in 2023 (8.3%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has gone down on strikes in 47 of 72 games this season, including multiple Ks in 16 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | GP | 37 |
| 14 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (59.5%) |
| 3 (8.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (24.3%) |
| 10 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 18 (48.6%) |
| 5 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.4%) |
| 7 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (16.2%) |
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