At 8:15 PM ET on Friday, September 1, Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals will suit up against the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Mitch Keller at Busch Stadium, airing on BSMW.
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Player Prop Odds for Burleson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -119 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will hand the ball to Keller (11-8) for his 28th start of the season.
- The right-hander did not allow a run in eight innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 27-year-old ranks 34th in ERA (4.01), 34th in WHIP (1.253), and 14th in K/9 (9.8).
- The Pirates have a 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
- The Pirates have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.56) in the majors this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.386 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
- The Pirates have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 143 home runs allowed.
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Alec Burleson Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/23/2023 | Luis Ortiz | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 8/22/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/3/2023 | Luis Ortiz | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/2/2023 | Roansy Contreras | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/16/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/15/2023 | Roansy Contreras | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/14/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/13/2023 | Vince Velásquez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/5/2022 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/4/2022 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Burleson Stats and Trends
- In 53.2% of his games this year (50-of-94), Burleson has posted a hit. In 14 of those games (14.9%), he’s recorded more than one hit.
- He has hit a long ball in eight games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.7% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored in 28.7% of his 94 games this year. That includes more than one run scored in 4.3% of those contests (four).
- Burleson has tallied at least one RBI 25 times this season in 94 games played (26.6%), including three games with more than one RBI (3.2%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 36.2% of his contests this year (34 of 94), he has struck out at least once. In five of those games (5.3%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | GP | 45 |
| 27 (55.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (51.1%) |
| 8 (16.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (13.3%) |
| 16 (32.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (24.4%) |
| 5 (10.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (6.7%) |
| 13 (26.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (26.7%) |
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