Jorge Polanco and the Minnesota Twins meet starter Drew Smyly and the Chicago Cubs at 8:10 PM ET on Friday, May 12 at Target Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Polanco
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Smyly (3-1) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his eighth start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 3 1/3 innings while giving up two earned runs on three hits in a matchup with the Miami Marlins.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 33-year-old’s 3.05 ERA ranks 24th, .991 WHIP ranks 13th, and 8 K/9 ranks 41st.
- 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 WHIP of just 1.154 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
- With just 31 homers allowed, the Cubs rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
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Jorge Polanco Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/22/2021 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/21/2021 | Alec Mills | 0-for-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
| 9/1/2021 | Justin Steele | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2021 | Zach Davies | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Polanco Stats and Trends
- Polanco has collected a base hit 15 times this season in 18 games played (83.3%), including multiple knocks on five occasions (27.8%).
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 18 games this season, he has swatted two dingers.
- He has touched home plate in five of 18 contests this year.
- Polanco has driven in at least one run five times this season in 18 tries (27.8%), including driving in more than one run in 22.2% of games (four times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on two occasions.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 13 out of 18 games this season (72.2%), while fanning multiple times in six of those contests (33.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | GP | 6 |
| 11 (91.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (66.7%) |
| 4 (33.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (16.7%) |
| 4 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 1 (16.7%) |
| 2 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (16.7%) |
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