On Monday, May 8 at 7:40 PM ET, Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals will challenge starter Marcus Stroman and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Burleson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -126 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Stroman (2-2) for his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run in six innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 32-year-old ranks ninth in ERA (2.18), 19th in WHIP (1.089), and 38th in K/9 (8.3).
- The Cubs average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.26 this year, second-best in baseball.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.138 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
- The Cubs have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 28 home runs allowed.
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Burleson Stats and Trends
- In 16 of 30 contests this season (53.3%), Burleson has reached base via hit, including two games with multiple base knocks.
- In three of 30 games this season, he has homered (10.0%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3.2% of his trips to the dish.
- In nine of 30 games this season, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- In six of 30 games this season (20.0%), Burleson has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in nine of 30 games played this season (30.0%), fanning multiple times in two games.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 14 |
| 8 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (57.1%) |
| 1 (6.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (7.1%) |
| 4 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (35.7%) |
| 2 (12.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.1%) |
| 4 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (14.3%) |
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