The upcoming matchup between Alek Thomas’ Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs (with Javier Assad getting the start) is scheduled for Thursday, September 7 at 7:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Thomas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +100 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -133 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -125 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Assad (3-2) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
- The right-hander allowed seven hits in eight scoreless innings pitched against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.69, 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .219 in 25 games this season.
- The Cubs average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Cubs have the 15th-ranked ERA (4.18) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.271 WHIP this season.
- The Cubs have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 153, or 1.1 per game.
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Alek Thomas Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/22/2022 | Wade Miley | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/21/2022 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/20/2022 | Kyle Hendricks | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/19/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/15/2022 | Justin Steele | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2022 | Kyle Hendricks | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
Thomas Stats and Trends
- In 51.6% of his games this year (49-of-95), Thomas has posted a hit. In 18 of those games (18.9%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
- In eight of 95 games this season, he has gone yard (8.4%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2.5% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored in 34.7% of his 95 games this season. That includes more than one run scored in 8.4% of those contests (eight).
- Thomas has picked up at least one RBI in 25.3% of his games this season (24 of 95), including more than one RBI in four of those contests (4.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has struck out in 52 of 95 games this season, including multiple Ks in 18 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | GP | 47 |
| 27 (56.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (46.8%) |
| 10 (20.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (17.0%) |
| 15 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 18 (38.3%) |
| 4 (8.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (8.5%) |
| 16 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (17.0%) |
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