The upcoming matchup between Will Benson’s Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals (with Miles Mikolas drawing the start) is scheduled for Sunday, October 1 at 3:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals
- The Cardinals will hand the ball to Mikolas (8-13) for his 35th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed five hits in seven innings pitched against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 35-year-old’s 4.82 ERA ranks 40th, 1.328 WHIP ranks 39th, and 5.9 K/9 ranks 44th.
- The Cardinals have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in baseball.
- The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.86 this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
- The Cardinals have a combined 1.462 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
- The Cardinals have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 178 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/2023 | Drew Rom | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/29/2023 | Jake Woodford | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 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 52 of 104 games this season (50.0%), Benson has recorded a hit, and he collected more than one hit in 16 of those contests (15.4%).
- He has gone yard in 11 of 104 games in 2023 (10.6%), which is 3.4% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored in 36.5% of his 104 games this year. That includes two or more runs scored in 9.6% of those contests (10).
- In 19 of 104 games this year (18.3%), Benson has tallied an RBI, and in eight of those games (7.7%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 71 of 104 games this year (68.3%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 23 of those games (22.1%) included a performance that resulted in two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | GP | 54 |
| 22 (44.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 30 (55.6%) |
| 5 (10.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (20.4%) |
| 15 (30.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 23 (42.6%) |
| 8 (16.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (5.6%) |
| 11 (22.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (14.8%) |
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