The upcoming matchup between Nick Ahmed’s Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs (with Justin Steele drawing the start) is scheduled for Saturday, September 9 at 2:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ahmed
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -107 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Steele (16-3) for his 27th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Monday, when he tossed eight innings without allowing a run on two hits in a matchup with the San Francisco Giants.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 28-year-old’s 2.90 ERA ranks second, 1.151 WHIP ranks 16th, and 9.1 K/9 ranks 24th.
- The Cubs have a 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.17 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.269 WHIP this season.
- The Cubs have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 156, or 1.1 per game.
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Nick Ahmed Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15/2022 | Justin Steele | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2022 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2022 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2021 | Trevor Williams | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2021 | Alec Mills | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/23/2021 | Zach Davies | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/18/2021 | Zach Davies | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2021 | Adbert Alzolay | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/16/2021 | Kyle Hendricks | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Ahmed Stats and Trends
- Ahmed has recorded a hit in 33 of 69 games this season (47.8%), with more than one hit in eight of them (11.6%).
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 69 games this season, he has swatted only two long balls.
- In 13 of 69 games this year, he has crossed the plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Ahmed has notched at least one RBI in 15.9% of his games this year (11 of 69), including two or more RBI in five of them (7.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 58.0% of his contests this season (40 of 69), he has struck out at least once. In nine of those games (13.0%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | GP | 35 |
| 17 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 16 (45.7%) |
| 4 (11.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (11.4%) |
| 6 (17.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (20.0%) |
| 1 (2.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.9%) |
| 5 (14.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (17.1%) |
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