Javier Baez and the Detroit Tigers will take the field at Comerica Park on Saturday, September 30, where they will square off against the Cleveland Guardians and starting pitcher Triston McKenzie. The matchup will begin at 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Báez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -126 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians will send McKenzie (0-2) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 1 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on one hit in a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 6.17, a 1.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.629 in three games this season.
- The Guardians strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.98 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Guardians have a combined WHIP of 1.306 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- With just 172 homers allowed, the Guardians rank first in the league at preventing long balls.
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Javier Báez Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29/2023 | Cal Quantrill | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/20/2023 | Logan Allen | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/19/2023 | Tanner Bibee | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2023 | Xzavion Curry | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 5/10/2023 | Peyton Battenfield | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/9/2023 | Shane Bieber | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 1 |
| 5/8/2023 | Tanner Bibee | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/19/2023 | Cal Quantrill | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/18/2023 | Peyton Battenfield | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/18/2023 | Hunter Gaddis | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Báez Stats and Trends
- Baez has a hit in 57.0% of his games this year (77 of 135), and he posted at least two hits in 29 of those contests (21.5%).
- In nine of 135 games this season, he has hit a long ball (6.7%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 1.7% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 50 times this season in 135 games played (37.0%), including seven games with more than one run (5.2%).
- Baez has notched an RBI in 28.1% of his 135 games this year, with more than one RBI in 10.4% of those contests (14). He has also knocked in three or more runs in four contests.
- In 60.7% of his contests this season (82 of 135), he has gone down on strikes at least once. In 33 of those games (24.4%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | GP | 68 |
| 37 (55.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 40 (58.8%) |
| 12 (17.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (25.0%) |
| 20 (29.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 30 (44.1%) |
| 3 (4.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (8.8%) |
| 21 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 17 (25.0%) |
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