Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs meet starter Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:05 PM ET on Friday, August 25 at PNC Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Happ
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will hand the ball to Keller (10-8) for his 27th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed seven hits in six innings against the Minnesota Twins.
- The 27-year-old ranks 39th in ERA (4.22), 39th in WHIP (1.285), and 12th in K/9 (10) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Pirates strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.58 this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
- The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.403 WHIP this season.
- The Pirates have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 140 home runs allowed.
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Ian Happ Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24/2023 | Rob Zastryzny | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/21/2023 | Rich Hill | 2-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/20/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2023 | Osvaldo Bido | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 1 |
| 6/15/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 3-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/14/2023 | Osvaldo Bido | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
| 6/13/2023 | Luis Ortiz | 1-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/25/2022 | Luis Ortiz | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 9/24/2022 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | Bryse Wilson | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Happ Stats and Trends
- In 77 of 124 games this year (62.1%), Happ has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two hits in 25 of those contests (20.2%).
- He has homered in 9.7% of his games in 2023 (12 of 124), which amounts to 2.6% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run in 39.5% of his contests this year (49 of 124), with two or more runs scored in 12 of those games (9.7%).
- In 37 of 124 games this year (29.8%), Happ has tallied an RBI, and in 17 of those games (13.7%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- In 68.5% of his contests this season (85 of 124), he has gone down on strikes at least once. In 33 of those games (26.6%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | GP | 61 |
| 41 (65.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 36 (59.0%) |
| 11 (17.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (23.0%) |
| 25 (39.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (39.3%) |
| 7 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.2%) |
| 23 (36.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 14 (23.0%) |
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