PNC Park is where Jeimer Candelario and the Chicago Cubs will face off against starter Rob Zastryzny and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, August 24 at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Candelario
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send out Zastryzny for his first start of the season.
- The 31-year-old left-hander will make his season debut.
- The Pirates have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- 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.
- The Pirates have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 140 home runs allowed.
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Jeimer Candelario Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/30/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 4/29/2023 | Vince Velásquez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/29/2023 | Rich Hill | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/4/2022 | José Quintana | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/4/2022 | Dillon Peters | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/8/2021 | Mitch Keller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2021 | Dillon Peters | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2021 | Bryse Wilson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/22/2021 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2021 | Miguel Yajure | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Candelario Stats and Trends
- In 76 of 118 games this year (64.4%), Candelario has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two in 30 of those contests (25.4%).
- He has hit a long ball in 15.3% of his games this season (118 contests), going yard in 3.7% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run in 53 of 118 games this season, including multiple runs scored in 14 of them.
- In 38 of 118 games this season (32.2%), Candelario has driven in a run, and in 17 of those games (14.4%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- He has struck out one or more times in 65.3% of his games this year (77 of 118), striking out multiple times in 26 of them (22.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | GP | 56 |
| 37 (59.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 39 (69.6%) |
| 15 (24.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 15 (26.8%) |
| 27 (43.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 26 (46.4%) |
| 7 (11.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (19.6%) |
| 18 (29.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 20 (35.7%) |
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