At 7:05 PM ET on Thursday, August 24, Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs will take the field against the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Rob Zastryzny at PNC Park, airing on SNPT.
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Player Prop Odds for Bellinger
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -126 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send out Zastryzny for his first start of the season.
- This will be the first start of the season for the 31-year-old left-hander, who has not made an appearance on the mound in over a season.
- The Pirates average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.60 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.405 WHIP this season.
- With just 140 homers allowed, the Pirates rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Cody Bellinger Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/21/2023 | Rich Hill | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/20/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 6/19/2023 | Osvaldo Bido | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/15/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/1/2022 | José Quintana | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2022 | Dillon Peters | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2022 | Bryse Wilson | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/9/2022 | José Quintana | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2021 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2021 | Wil Crowe | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Bellinger Stats and Trends
- In 74.7% of his games this season (71-of-95), Bellinger has recorded a hit. In 33 of those games (34.7%), he’s recorded at least two hits.
- He has hit a long ball in 18.9% of his games in 2023 (18 of 95), which amounts to 5% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 54 times this year in 95 games played (56.8%), including 17 games with more than one run (17.9%).
- In 43 of 95 games this year (45.3%), Bellinger has notched an RBI, and in 14 of those games (14.7%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times 47 times this season in 95 games (49.5%), including 13 games with more than one strikeout (13.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | GP | 45 |
| 37 (74.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 34 (75.6%) |
| 21 (42.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (26.7%) |
| 28 (56.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 26 (57.8%) |
| 9 (18.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 9 (20.0%) |
| 22 (44.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 21 (46.7%) |
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