Jesse Winker’s Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Jameson Taillon to the hill, square off at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 2. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Winker
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -134 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Taillon has been named the starter for the Cubs and will make his first start this season.
- The last time the righty took the mound was on Saturday last season, when he pitched zero scoreless innings in a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors last season, he ranked 34th in ERA (3.91), 21st in WHIP (1.128), and 30th in K/9 (7.7).
- The Cubs had a 8.6 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 16th in the majors.
- The Cubs had the 20th-ranked ERA (4.03) in the majors last season.
- The Cubs ranked 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.306 WHIP last season.
- The Cubs allowed the third-most home runs last season with 207, or 1.3 per game.
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Jesse Winker Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/1/2023 | Justin Steele | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/29/2021 | Alec Mills | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/28/2021 | Zach Davies | 2-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/27/2021 | Adbert Alzolay | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2021 | Kyle Hendricks | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/4/2021 | Kyle Hendricks | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/3/2021 | Adbert Alzolay | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/2/2021 | Alec Mills | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/30/2021 | Jake Arrieta | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
Winker Stats and Trends
- Winker picked up at least one hit 74 times last year in 138 games played (53.6%), including multiple hits on 23 occasions (16.7%).
- He took the pitcher deep in 10.1% of his games last season (138 in all), going deep in 2.6% of his chances at the plate.
- He scored in 33.3% of his games last year (46 of 138), with two or more runs on five occasions (3.6%).
- Winker picked up an RBI in 34 of 138 games last season (24.6%), including 14 occasions when he drove in multiple runs (10.1%). He had three or more RBIs in four games.
- He struck out in 57.2% of his 138 games a year ago, with more than one strikeout in 15.2% of those contests (21).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | GP | 74 |
| 33 (51.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 41 (55.4%) |
| 7 (10.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 16 (21.6%) |
| 21 (32.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (33.8%) |
| 4 (6.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (13.5%) |
| 10 (15.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 24 (32.4%) |
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