On Friday, April 28 at 6:40 PM ET, Nelson Velazquez and the Chicago Cubs will take on starter Jesus Luzardo and the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot park, airing on BSFL.
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Player Prop Odds for Velazquez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -137 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -108 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Miami Marlins
- Luzardo (2-1) will take to the mound for the Marlins and make his sixth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed eight hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Cleveland Guardians.
- The 25-year-old’s 3.62 ERA ranks 45th, 1.390 WHIP ranks 68th, and 10.5 K/9 ranks 17th among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Marlins have a 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
- Marlins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.58 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- Marlins pitchers have a 1.296 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
- The Marlins have given up 32 home runs so far this season (the 21st-ranked total in MLB play).
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Nelson Velazquez Stats vs. the Marlins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/20/2022 | Pablo Lopez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 9/19/2022 | Edward Cabrera | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Jesús Luzardo | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/5/2022 | Edward Cabrera | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Velazquez Stats and Trends
- Velazquez has picked up a base knock in four of eight contests this year, with multiple hits on one occasion.
- This season, he has homered in two of the eight games, leaving the ballpark in 12.5% of his plate appearances.
- In three of eight games this year, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Velazquez has driven in a run in two of eight games this season, while knocking in multiple runs in one of them.
- He has struck out in one of eight games so far this season.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 2 |
| 4 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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