Chase Field is where Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds will take on starter Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, August 24 at 9:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -102 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- The Diamondbacks will send Kelly (10-5) to the mound for his 23rd start this season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched against the San Diego Padres on Saturday.
- The 34-year-old ranks seventh in ERA (3.13), 23rd in WHIP (1.183), and 20th in K/9 (9.3) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Diamondbacks average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- The Diamondbacks have pitched to a 4.59 this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
- Diamondbacks pitchers have a 1.336 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
- With 157 homers allowed, the Diamondbacks rank 18th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Will Benson Stats vs. the Diamondbacks
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/22/2023 | Brandon Pfaadt | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Tommy Henry | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/2/2022 | Zac Gallen | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2022 | Zach Davies | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Benson Stats and Trends
- Benson has a hit in 51.4% of his games this season (38 of 74), and he posted more than one hit in 13 of those games (17.6%).
- He has gone yard in 9.5% of his games in 2023 (seven of 74), which amounts to 3% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run 30 times this season in 74 games played (40.5%), including six games with more than one run (8.1%).
- Benson has driven in at least one run 13 times this year in 74 games played (17.6%), including six games with more than one RBI (8.1%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 66.2% of his 74 games this season, he has struck out (49 times). He’s also had 16 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (21.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | GP | 39 |
| 14 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (61.5%) |
| 3 (8.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (25.6%) |
| 10 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (51.3%) |
| 5 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.1%) |
| 7 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (15.4%) |
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