Lars Nootbaar and the St. Louis Cardinals will hit the field at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, May 9, where they will square off against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Jameson Taillon. The game will start at 7:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Nootbaar
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -122 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Taillon (0-2) for his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in three innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in four games this season with a 5.29 ERA, 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .261.
- The Cubs have a 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.25 this year, second-best in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.131 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
- With just 28 homers allowed, the Cubs rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
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Lars Nootbaar Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/2 | 1 |
| 9/4/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/3/2022 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/2/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/25/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2022 | Luke Farrell | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | Javier Assad | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/22/2022 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Sean Newcomb | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Nootbaar Stats and Trends
- Nootbaar has collected a base hit 13 times this year in 26 games played (50.0%), including multiple knocks on five occasions (19.2%).
- This season, he has hit a long ball in two of the 26 games, leaving the ballpark in 2.1% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 10 of 26 games played this season (38.5%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In seven of 26 games this season (26.9%), Nootbaar has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has fanned 15 times this season in 26 games played (57.7%), including four times striking out multiple times (15.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GP | 11 |
| 7 (46.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (54.5%) |
| 3 (20.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (18.2%) |
| 6 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (36.4%) |
| 1 (6.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (9.1%) |
| 4 (26.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (27.3%) |
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