Sean Murphy’s Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who will be sending Mitch Keller to the mound, square off at Truist Park on Friday, September 8. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Murphy
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -139 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Keller (11-8) to the mound for his 29th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw six innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, giving up one earned run while allowing five hits.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 3.93 ERA ranks 33rd, 1.255 WHIP ranks 34th, and 9.9 K/9 ranks 13th.
- The Pirates average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.52 this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
- The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.382 WHIP this season.
- With just 149 homers allowed, the Pirates rank second in the league at preventing long balls.
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Sean Murphy Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/9/2023 | Quinn Priester | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Osvaldo Bido | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Murphy Stats and Trends
- Murphy has collected a base hit 58 times this year in 95 games played (61.1%), including multiple knocks on 21 occasions (22.1%).
- In 20.0% of his games this season, he has homered (19 of 95). He’s gone deep in 5.1% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 46 times this year in 95 games played (48.4%), including 12 times when he tallied multiple runs (12.6%).
- Murphy has driven in at least one run 36 times this season in 95 games played (37.9%), including 17 times driving in multiple runs (17.9%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
- He has fanned 61 times this season in 95 tries (64.2%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 24.2% of games (23 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | GP | 47 |
| 30 (62.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 28 (59.6%) |
| 10 (20.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (23.4%) |
| 26 (54.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (42.6%) |
| 8 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (23.4%) |
| 16 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 20 (42.6%) |
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