Kyle Farmer and the Minnesota Twins take on 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 Farmer
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -122 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -138 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Smyly (3-1) for 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 in the majors this campaign, the 33-year-old ranks 24th in ERA (3.05), 13th in WHIP (.991), and 41st in K/9 (8).
- The Cubs have a 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in the majors.
- 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.
- The Cubs have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 31 home runs allowed.
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Kyle Farmer Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/4/2022 | Javier Assad | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10/3/2022 | Hayden Wesneski | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Drew Smyly | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/8/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2022 | Javier Assad | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2022 | Wade Miley | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2022 | Keegan Thompson | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Farmer Stats and Trends
- This year, Farmer has recorded at least one hit in six of 13 games played (46.2%), with two multi-hit games.
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 13 games this season, he has swatted two homers.
- In five of 13 games this season, he has crossed the plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Farmer has plated at least one run four times so far this season in 13 games played (30.8%), including one game in which he plated multiple runs.
- He has struck out one or more times in seven of 13 games played this season (53.8%), fanning multiple times in two games.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | GP | 5 |
| 4 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 2 (40.0%) |
| 2 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (60.0%) |
| 2 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (20.0%) |
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