Esteury Ruiz’s Oakland Athletics and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Marcus Stroman to the hill, face off at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Tuesday, April 18. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ruiz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -118 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Stroman (2-1) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Tuesday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Oakland Athletics.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 31-year-old’s 1.00 ERA ranks fifth, 1.000 WHIP ranks 15th, and 10 K/9 ranks 18th.
- The Cubs strike out 10 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
- The Cubs have the fifth-best ERA (3.43) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.194 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
- The Cubs have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 12, or 0.8 per game.
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Esteury Ruiz Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/17/2023 | Hayden Wesneski | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Ruiz Stats and Trends
- Ruiz has collected a base hit 13 times this season in 17 games played (76.5%), including multiple knocks on four occasions (23.5%).
- He has not yet homered this season in 17 games.
- In six of 17 games this year, he has crossed the plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Ruiz has driven in at least one run in six of 17 games played this season (35.3%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- In eight of 17 games this season (47.1%), he has gone down on strikes one or more times, including two games with multiple Ks.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GP | 7 |
| 7 (70.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (85.7%) |
| 3 (30.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (14.3%) |
| 3 (30.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (42.9%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (28.6%) |
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