Will Benson’s Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Javier Assad to the mound, go head to head at Great American Ball Park on Saturday, September 2. The first pitch will be thrown at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +100 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -151 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Assad (3-2) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed three hits in seven innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The 26-year-old has pitched in 24 games this season with a 2.96 ERA, 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .214.
- The Cubs average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.19 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- 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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Will Benson Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2023 | Jose Cuas | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 9/1/2023 | Jordan Wicks | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/3/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/2/2023 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 7/31/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/28/2023 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/26/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2023 | Adbert Alzolay | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Benson Stats and Trends
- Benson has recorded a hit 41 times this year in 83 games played (49.4%), with 13 multi-hit efforts (15.7%).
- In eight of 83 games this season, he has hit a home run (9.6%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 3% of his trips to the dish.
- In 38.6% of his 83 games this season, he has scored (32 times). Also, he’s put up six games with multiple runs in 2023 (7.2%).
- Benson has picked up an RBI in 18.1% of his 83 games this season, with two or more RBI in 8.4% of those contests (seven). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- In 66.3% of his 83 games this season, he has struck out (55 times). He’s also had 19 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (22.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 46 |
| 15 (40.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 26 (56.5%) |
| 3 (8.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (21.7%) |
| 10 (27.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (47.8%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (6.5%) |
| 8 (21.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (15.2%) |
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