Christopher Morel and the Chicago Cubs take on starter Graham Ashcraft and the Cincinnati Reds at 6:40 PM ET on Friday, September 1 at .
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Player Prop Odds for Morel
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cincinnati Reds
- The Reds will hand the ball to Ashcraft (7-8) for his 26th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed seven hits in 6 2/3 innings pitched against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 25-year-old ranks 45th in ERA (4.73), 47th in WHIP (1.372), and 48th in K/9 (6.7).
- The Reds strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
- The Reds have pitched to a 4.70 this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
- Reds pitchers have a 1.407 WHIP this season, 23rd in the majors.
- The Reds have allowed the fourth-most home runs this season with 184, or 1.4 per game.
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Christopher Morel Stats vs. the Reds
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/3/2023 | Luke Weaver | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/2/2023 | Brandon Williamson | 2-for-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2023 | Ben Lively | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2023 | Andrew Abbott | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/28/2023 | Graham Ashcraft | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/27/2023 | Brandon Williamson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/26/2023 | Hunter Greene | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/5/2022 | Graham Ashcraft | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/4/2022 | Luis Cessa | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/3/2022 | Hunter Greene | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Morel Stats and Trends
- In 51 of 85 games this year (60%), Morel has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two in 17 of those contests (20%).
- He has gone yard in 19 of 85 games in 2023 (22.4%), which is 5.6% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run 40 times this season in 85 contests (47.1%), including scoring multiple runs in 9.4% of games (eight times).
- Morel has notched an RBI in 42.4% of his 85 games this year, with more than one RBI in 17.6% of those contests (15). He has also knocked in three or more runs in eight contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 69 out of 85 games this season (81.2%), while fanning multiple times in 34 of those games (40%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | GP | 41 |
| 25 (56.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 26 (63.4%) |
| 9 (20.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (19.5%) |
| 15 (34.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (61%) |
| 9 (20.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (24.4%) |
| 21 (47.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (36.6%) |
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