Brendan Donovan and the St. Louis Cardinals take on starter Marcus Stroman and the Chicago Cubs at 7:40 PM ET on Monday, May 8 at Wrigley Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Donovan
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -121 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs’ Stroman (2-2) will make his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed five hits in six innings against the Washington Nationals.
- The 32-year-old ranks ninth in ERA (2.18), 19th in WHIP (1.089), and 38th in K/9 (8.3) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Cubs strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.26 this year, second-best in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined 1.138 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
- The Cubs have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 28 home runs allowed.
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Brendan Donovan Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/4/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/2/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/25/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/24/2022 | Luke Farrell | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | Javier Assad | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Sean Newcomb | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 2-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/26/2022 | Alec Mills | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/25/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Donovan Stats and Trends
- Donovan has recorded a hit in 17 out of 32 games this season (53.1%), with multiple base hits in seven of those contests (21.9%).
- In 9.4% of his games this season, he has hit a long ball (three of 32). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2.8% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run nine times this season in 32 games played (28.1%), including three times when he tallied multiple runs (9.4%).
- Donovan has picked up at least one RBI five times this year in 32 games played (15.6%), including three times driving in multiple runs (9.4%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has struck out one or more times in 43.8% of his games this year (14 of 32), striking out multiple times in five of those contests (15.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 14 |
| 11 (61.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (42.9%) |
| 4 (22.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (21.4%) |
| 7 (38.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (14.3%) |
| 3 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (22.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (7.1%) |
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