Jeimer Candelario and the Chicago Cubs face off against 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 Candelario
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates’ Keller (10-8) will make his 27th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in six innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 27-year-old ranks 39th in ERA (4.22), 39th in WHIP (1.285), and 12th in K/9 (10).
- The Pirates strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.58 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- 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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Jeimer Candelario Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24/2023 | Rob Zastryzny | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Candelario Stats and Trends
- Candelario has a hit in 63.9% of his games this year (76 of 119), and he posted multiple base knocks in 30 of them (25.2%).
- He has hit a home run in 15.1% of his games in 2023 (18 of 119), which amounts to 3.6% of his trips to the dish.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 44.5% of his contests this season (53 of 119), with more than one run scored in 14 of those contests (11.8%).
- Candelario has plated at least one run in 39 of 119 games this year (32.8%). He has collected more than one RBI in 17 of them (14.3%).
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 77 out of 119 games this year (64.7%), while fanning multiple times in 26 of those games (21.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | GP | 57 |
| 37 (59.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 39 (68.4%) |
| 15 (24.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 15 (26.3%) |
| 27 (43.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 26 (45.6%) |
| 7 (11.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (19.3%) |
| 18 (29.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 21 (36.8%) |
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