Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds will take the field at Great American Ball Park on Saturday, April 1, where they will play the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Rich Hill. The contest will start at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -153 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Hill to the mound for his first start this season.
- The last time the 43-year-old lefty pitched was on Thursday, throwing zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Cincinnati Reds.
- Last season, he posted a 4.27 ERA with 109 strikeouts and 37 walks in 124 1/3 innings, finishing with a record of 8-7.
- The Pirates averaged the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.9) in the league last season.
- Pirates pitchers had a combined ERA of 4.67 last year, which ranked 26th in MLB.
- The Pirates had a combined WHIP of 1.422 as a pitching staff, which was fourth-worst in baseball last season.
- The Pirates gave up the eighth-fewest long balls last season with only 164 home runs allowed.
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Will Benson Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
Benson Stats and Trends
- Benson got a hit in nine games last season (out of 31 games played, 29.0%), including one multi-hit game.
- Including all 31 games he appeared in a season ago, he did not hit a home run.
- In seven of 31 games last year he scored a run, including multiple runs once.
- Benson picked up an RBI in three of 31 games last year.
- He struck out in 48.4% of his 31 games a season ago, with two or more strikeouts in 12.9% of them (four).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GP | 11 |
| 5 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (36.4%) |
| 1 (5.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (27.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (5.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (18.2%) |
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