Alex Call and the Washington Nationals will take the field at Nationals Park on Thursday, May 4, where they will match up with the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Jameson Taillon. The game will begin at 1:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Call
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Taillon (0-2) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, April 16, when he threw five innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers without allowing a run.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in three games this season with a 4.50 ERA, 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .263.
- The Cubs average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (nine) in the league this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.44 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined 1.186 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
- The Cubs have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 24 home runs allowed.
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Alex Call Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/2/2023 | Hayden Wesneski | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/1/2023 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/16/2022 | Justin Steele | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/15/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Call Stats and Trends
- In 50.0% of his 30 games this season, Call has recorded a base hit (15 times). He’s also registered six multi-hit games in 2023 (20.0%).
- This season, he has hit a long ball in two of the 30 games, leaving the ballpark in 1.8% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run nine times this year in 30 games played (30.0%), including three times when he tallied multiple runs (10.0%).
- Call has driven in at least one run in 26.7% of his games this season (eight of 30), including two or more RBI in four of those contests (13.3%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has gone down on strikes in 46.7% of his 30 games this year, while fanning more than once in 20.0% of those games (six).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 13 |
| 7 (41.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (61.5%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (30.8%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (53.8%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (15.4%) |
| 5 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (23.1%) |
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