Brendan Donovan: MLB Player Prop Bets for Cardinals Vs Pirates – April 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on April 15, 2023

On Sunday, April 16 at 2:15 PM ET, Brendan Donovan and the St. Louis Cardinals will take on starter Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium, airing on BSMW.

Looking to place a wager on Donovan ahead of his matchup on Sunday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Donovan

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +108
Runs 0.5 -127
RBI 0.5 -113
Strikeouts 0.5 -132

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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates

  • The Pirates will hand the ball to Keller (0-0) for his fourth start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Saturday when he threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the St. Louis Cardinals without allowing a hit.
  • The 27-year-old ranks 37th in ERA (3.06), 56th in WHIP (1.358), and 14th in K/9 (11.2) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
  • The Pirates average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
  • Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.33 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
  • The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.406 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
  • The Pirates have allowed 17 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 14th in MLB play.

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Brendan Donovan Stats vs. the Pirates

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
4/15/2023 Roansy Contreras 3-for-4 1 0 0 1 0/1 2
4/14/2023 Juan Carlos Oviedo 1-for-4 1 0 0 0 1/0 0
4/13/2023 Vince Velásquez 2-for-5 1 0 0 0 1/0 0
10/5/2022 Juan Carlos Oviedo 0-for-0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
10/4/2022 JT Brubaker 2-for-5 0 0 1 2 1/0 0
10/3/2022 Mitch Keller 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
10/2/2022 Roansy Contreras 1-for-5 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
10/1/2022 Luis Ortiz 1-for-3 1 0 0 2 0/1 0
9/30/2022 Juan Carlos Oviedo 1-for-3 0 0 0 1 0/1 0
9/11/2022 Mitch Keller 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0

Donovan Stats and Trends

  • In 66.7% of his games this year (10-of-15), Donovan has posted a hit. In three of those games (20.0%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
  • Despite logging a plate appearance in 15 games this season, he has swatted two homers.
  • In 40.0% of his games this season (six of 15), he has scored at least a run. In three of those games (20.0%), he tallied more than one run scored.
  • Donovan has driven in at least one run in three of 15 games played this season (20.0%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
  • In 66.7% of his 15 games this season, he has been set down on strikes (10 times). He’s also had three games with multiple Ks in 2023 (20.0%).
Home Away
9 GP 6
7 (77.8%) Games w/1+ Hit 3 (50.0%)
3 (33.3%) Games w/2+ Hits 0 (0.0%)
4 (44.4%) Games w/1+ Run 2 (33.3%)
2 (22.2%) Games w/1+ HR 0 (0.0%)
3 (33.3%) Games w/1+ RBI 0 (0.0%)

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