Christian Encarnacion-Strand and the Cincinnati Reds will hit the field at Great American Ball Park on Saturday, September 2, where they will face off against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Javier Assad. The matchup will start at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Encarnacion-Strand
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Assad (3-2) for his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed seven innings while giving up one earned run on three hits in a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.96, a 1.88 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.203 in 24 games this season.
- The Cubs have a 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
- The Cubs have the 15th-ranked ERA (4.19) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.273 WHIP this season.
- The Cubs have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 146 home runs allowed.
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Christian Encarnacion-Strand Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2023 | Jose Cuas | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/1/2023 | Jordan Wicks | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/3/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/2/2023 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2023 | Justin Steele | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Encarnacion-Strand Stats and Trends
- Encarnacion-Strand has recorded a hit 26 times this year in 42 games played (61.9%), with nine multi-hit efforts (21.4%).
- He has homered in five games this season, going deep in 3.1% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run in 15 of 42 contests this year.
- Encarnacion-Strand has driven in at least one run 11 times this year in 42 tries (26.2%), including plating more than one run in 11.9% of games (five times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on three occasions.
- He has fanned 31 times this season in 42 tries (73.8%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 31% of games (13 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GP | 22 |
| 15 (75%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 11 (50%) |
| 5 (25%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (18.2%) |
| 10 (50%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (22.7%) |
| 4 (20%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (4.5%) |
| 6 (30%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (22.7%) |
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