CJ Abrams’ Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who will be sending Vince Velasquez to the hill, square off at on Saturday, April 29. The first pitch will be thrown at 6:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Abrams
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -102 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -132 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Velasquez (3-2) to the mound for his sixth start this season.
- The right-hander allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
- The 30-year-old’s 3.76 ERA ranks 42nd, 1.253 WHIP ranks 46th, and 9.2 K/9 ranks 30th among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
- The Pirates have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.61 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.297 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Pirates have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 22 home runs allowed.
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CJ Abrams Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1/2022 | Mitch Keller | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/30/2022 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Abrams Stats and Trends
- Abrams has a hit in 54.2% of his games this season (13 of 24), and he posted multiple base knocks in four of those contests (16.7%).
- This season, he has homered in two of the 24 games, going deep in 2.2% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored a run eight times this season in 24 games played (33.3%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Abrams has tallied at least one RBI in 20.8% of his games this year (five of 24), including more than one RBI in four of those contests (16.7%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once 16 times this year in 24 games (66.7%), including three games with more than one strikeout (12.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 13 |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (69.2%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (23.1%) |
| 3 (27.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (38.5%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (15.4%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (38.5%) |
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