Jeimer Candelario and the Chicago Cubs face off against starter Colin Selby and the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:15 PM ET on Saturday, August 26 at PNC Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Candelario
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send out Selby for his first start of the season.
- The 25-year-old right-hander will make his first start after coming out of the bullpen seven times this campaign.
- He has an ERA of 7.27, a 2.17 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.962 in seven games this season.
- The Pirates strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.55 this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.397 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Pirates have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 141, or 1.1 per game.
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Jeimer Candelario Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Candelario Stats and Trends
- In 63.3% of his 120 games this season, Candelario has recorded a base hit (76 times). He’s also collected 30 multi-hit games in 2023 (25.0%).
- In 18 of 120 games this season, he has hit a home run (15.0%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 3.6% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored a run in 44.2% of his 120 games this year. That includes two or more runs scored in 11.7% of them (14).
- Candelario has picked up an RBI in 39 of 120 games this season, including multiple RBI in 17 of them. He has also produced three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- He has fanned 78 times this year in 120 games played (65.0%), including 27 times striking out multiple times (22.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | GP | 58 |
| 37 (59.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 39 (67.2%) |
| 15 (24.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 15 (25.9%) |
| 27 (43.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 26 (44.8%) |
| 7 (11.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (19.0%) |
| 18 (29.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 21 (36.2%) |
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