Busch Stadium is where Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds will go up against starter Jake Woodford and the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, September 29 at 8:15 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 St. Louis Cardinals
- The Cardinals will send Woodford (2-2) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in 3 2/3 innings pitched against the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
- The 26-year-old has pitched to a 5.09 ERA this season with 5.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.1 walks per nine across 14 games.
- The Cardinals average just 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.
- The Cardinals have the 24th-ranked ERA (4.79) in the majors this season.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.455 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
- The Cardinals have given up the second-fewest long balls so far this season with only 170 home runs allowed.
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Will Benson Stats vs. the Cardinals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/10/2023 | Miles Mikolas | 3-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2023 | Zack Thompson | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/8/2023 | Drew Rom | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/11/2023 | Adam Wainwright | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/10/2023 | Miles Mikolas | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/9/2023 | Jordan Montgomery | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/22/2023 | Jordan Montgomery | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Benson Stats and Trends
- In 50 of 102 games this season (49.0%), Benson has recorded a hit, and he collected more than one hit in 15 of those contests (14.7%).
- He has hit a home run in 10.8% of his games this season (102 contests), going yard in 3.4% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 37 times this year in 102 games played (36.3%), including nine times when he tallied multiple runs (8.8%).
- Benson has produced at least one run 18 times this year in 102 games played (17.6%), including eight games with more than one RBI (7.8%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 68.6% of his 102 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (70 times). He’s also had 23 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (22.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | GP | 52 |
| 22 (44.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 28 (53.8%) |
| 5 (10.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (19.2%) |
| 15 (30.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (42.3%) |
| 8 (16.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (5.8%) |
| 11 (22.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (13.5%) |
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