Max Kepler and the Minnesota Twins will hit the field at Target Field on Friday, May 12, where they will play the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Drew Smyly. The game will begin at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Kepler
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -135 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -107 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -127 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Smyly (3-1) will take the mound for the Cubs, his eighth start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 3 1/3 innings against the Miami Marlins, giving up two earned runs while allowing three hits.
- The 33-year-old ranks 24th in ERA (3.05), 13th in WHIP (.991), and 41st in K/9 (8) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
- The Cubs strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
- The Cubs have the third-best ERA (3.34) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined 1.154 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
- With just 31 homers allowed, the Cubs rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
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Max Kepler Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/22/2021 | Kyle Hendricks | 3-for-4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/21/2021 | Alec Mills | 3-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2021 | Zach Davies | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Kepler Stats and Trends
- Kepler has tallied a hit 14 times this year in 26 games played (53.8%), with six multi-hit efforts (23.1%).
- Out of the 26 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s homered in six contests (23.1%), leaving the ballpark in 5.3% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run 11 times this season in 26 games played (42.3%), including four times when he tallied multiple runs (15.4%).
- Kepler has plated at least one run in 11 of 26 games this season (42.3%). He has collected more than one RBI in three of those games (11.5%).
- He has fanned 18 times this season in 26 tries (69.2%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 15.4% of games (four times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 15 |
| 6 (54.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (53.3%) |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (13.3%) |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 6 (40.0%) |
| 2 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (26.7%) |
| 6 (54.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (33.3%) |
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