The upcoming game between Bryce Harper’s Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates (with Luis Ortiz getting the start) is scheduled for Thursday, September 28 at 6:05 PM ET.
Looking to place a bet on Harper ahead of his matchup on Thursday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!
Player Prop Odds for Harper
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -123 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -146 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Ortiz (4-5) to the mound for his 15th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Friday when he threw 3 2/3 innings out of the bullpen against the Cincinnati Reds, giving up three earned runs while allowing four hits.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.96, a 1.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.727 in 17 games this season.
- The Pirates strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.66 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.391 WHIP this season.
- With just 177 homers allowed, the Pirates rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Bryce Harper Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/27/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 3-for-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 9/26/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 7/30/2023 | Rich Hill | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 7/29/2023 | Quinn Priester | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
| 7/28/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 8/28/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/27/2022 | Tyler Beede | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/26/2022 | Bryse Wilson | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/26/2021 | Max Kranick | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/25/2021 | Wil Crowe | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
Harper Stats and Trends
- In 69.4% of his 124 games this season, Harper has notched a base hit (86 times). He’s also collected 42 multi-hit games in 2023 (33.9%).
- He has gone yard in 16.1% of his games in 2023 (20 of 124), which amounts to 3.9% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run 66 times this season in 124 contests (53.2%), including scoring multiple runs in 12.9% of games (16 times).
- Harper has driven in at least one run 50 times this year in 124 tries (40.3%), including driving in more than one run in 15.3% of games (19 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on three occasions.
- He has fanned 80 times this year in 124 games played (64.5%), including 30 times striking out multiple times (24.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | GP | 58 |
| 51 (77.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 35 (60.3%) |
| 27 (40.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 15 (25.9%) |
| 39 (59.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 27 (46.6%) |
| 15 (22.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.6%) |
| 32 (48.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 18 (31.0%) |
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