Dansby Swanson: MLB Player Prop Bets for Cubs Vs Cardinals – May 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 7, 2023

Wrigley Field is where Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs will take on starter Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, May 8 at 7:40 PM ET.

Looking to bet on Swanson ahead of his matchup on Monday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Swanson

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +107
Runs 0.5 -121
RBI 0.5 -116
Strikeouts 1.5 +103

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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals

  • The Cardinals will send Mikolas (1-1) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
  • The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed eight hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.
  • The 34-year-old ranks 69th in ERA (5.79), 74th in WHIP (1.661), and 40th in K/9 (8.2) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
  • The Cardinals have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
  • The Cardinals have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.75) in the majors this season.
  • Cardinals pitchers have a 1.463 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
  • The Cardinals have allowed 41 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 17th in MLB.

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Dansby Swanson Stats vs. the Cardinals

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/28/2022 Adam Wainwright 1-for-4 1 1 3 1 1/0 0
8/27/2022 Jordan Montgomery 1-for-5 0 0 0 0 3/0 0
8/26/2022 José Quintana 1-for-6 0 0 1 1 3/0 0
7/7/2022 Matthew Liberatore 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/1 2
7/6/2022 Miles Mikolas 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
7/5/2022 Andre Pallante 1-for-5 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
7/4/2022 Dakota Hudson 2-for-4 2 0 3 2 0/0 0
8/5/2021 Wade LeBlanc 2-for-4 2 0 0 1 0/0 0
8/4/2021 J.A. Happ 4-for-4 0 0 0 3 0/0 1
8/3/2021 Jon Lester 1-for-4 0 0 1 1 0/0 0

Swanson Stats and Trends

  • Swanson has a hit in 50.0% of his games this season (17 of 34), and he posted multiple base hits in 11 of those contests (32.4%).
  • Despite registering a plate appearance in 34 games this season, he has swatted two round-trippers.
  • He has scored at least one run 13 times this season in 34 contests (38.2%), including scoring multiple runs in 14.7% of games (five times).
  • Swanson has picked up at least one RBI in seven of 34 games played this season (20.6%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
  • In 67.6% of his contests this season (23 of 34), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In nine of those games (26.5%), he registered more than one punchout.
Home Away
19 GP 15
10 (52.6%) Games w/1+ Hit 7 (46.7%)
5 (26.3%) Games w/2+ Hits 6 (40.0%)
8 (42.1%) Games w/1+ Run 5 (33.3%)
1 (5.3%) Games w/1+ HR 1 (6.7%)
5 (26.3%) Games w/1+ RBI 2 (13.3%)

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