Javier Baez’s Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals, who will be sending Steven Matz to the mound, go head to head at Busch Stadium on Sunday, May 7. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Báez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Matz (0-5) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his seventh start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed five innings while giving up four earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in six games this season with an ERA of 6.39, a 2.07 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.710.
- The Cardinals average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
- Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.80 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.477 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Cardinals have given up 39 home runs so far this season (the 17th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Javier Báez Stats vs. the Cardinals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2023 | Adam Wainwright | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/5/2023 | Jordan Montgomery | 3-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/15/2021 | Jon Lester | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/14/2021 | Jake Woodford | 2-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/4 | 0 |
| 9/13/2021 | Adam Wainwright | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 7/22/2021 | Kwang-Hyun Kim | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/21/2021 | Adam Wainwright | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/20/2021 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 7/19/2021 | Jake Woodford | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/10/2021 | Kwang-Hyun Kim | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Báez Stats and Trends
- Baez has reached base with a base hit 19 times this season in 30 games played (63.3%), including multiple knocks in 26.7% of them (eight times).
- He has hit a home run in three games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.5% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored at least once 12 times this season in 30 games played (40.0%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In 36.7% of his 30 games this season, Baez has notched an RBI (11 times). Also, he’s put up four games with multiple RBI in 2023 (13.3%).
- In 46.7% of his 30 games this season, he has struck out (14 times). He’s also had five games with multiple Ks in 2023 (16.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | GP | 16 |
| 10 (71.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (56.3%) |
| 5 (35.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (18.8%) |
| 7 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (31.3%) |
| 2 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (6.3%) |
| 8 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (18.8%) |
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