Target Field is where Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins will challenge starter Hayden Wesneski and the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, May 13 at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Buxton
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +105 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -123 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs’ Wesneski (2-1) will make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed five hits in six innings against the Miami Marlins.
- The 25-year-old has pitched in seven games this season with an ERA of 3.15, a 2.88 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.252.
- The Cubs average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.31 this year, second-best in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.141 as a pitching staff, which is the second-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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Byron Buxton Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/2023 | Adbert Alzolay | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Mark Leiter Jr. | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/22/2021 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/21/2021 | Alec Mills | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 9/1/2021 | Justin Steele | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2021 | Zach Davies | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Buxton Stats and Trends
- In 58.3% of his 36 games this season, Buxton has recorded a base hit (21 times). He’s also registered seven multi-hit games in 2023 (19.4%).
- He has hit a long ball in eight of 36 games in 2023 (22.2%), which is 5.2% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run in 18 of 36 games this year (50.0%), which includes two or more runs scored in four of them (11.1%).
- In 11 of 36 games this season (30.6%), Buxton has picked up an RBI, and in five of those games (13.9%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has struck out in 77.8% of his 36 games this season, while fanning more than once in 33.3% of those contests (12).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 17 |
| 13 (68.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (47.1%) |
| 4 (21.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (17.6%) |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (47.1%) |
| 7 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (5.9%) |
| 8 (42.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (17.6%) |
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