On Tuesday, May 16 at 6:40 PM ET, Javier Baez and the Detroit Tigers will square off against starter Luis Ortiz and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Comerica Park, airing on BSDET.
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Player Prop Odds for Báez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +107 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Ortiz to the mound for his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he threw five innings against the Colorado Rockies, giving up two earned runs.
- The Pirates average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.79 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.338 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Pirates have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 38 home runs allowed.
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Javier Báez Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/8/2022 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/7/2022 | José Quintana | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 5/4/2022 | José Quintana | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/4/2022 | Dillon Peters | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/27/2021 | Tyler Anderson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/26/2021 | Wil Crowe | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/25/2021 | Cody Ponce | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/9/2021 | Tyler Anderson | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/8/2021 | Wil Crowe | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/7/2021 | Trevor Cahill | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Báez Stats and Trends
- Baez has a hit in 67.6% of his games this year (25 of 37), and he posted multiple base hits in nine of those games (24.3%).
- Out of the 37 games he has appeared in this season, he’s hit a long ball in three contests (8.1%), homering in 2% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 13 of 37 games played this season (35.1%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In 35.1% of his contests this season (13 of 37), Baez has picked up at least one RBI. In five of those games (13.5%) he recorded two or more RBI.
- He has fanned 17 times this year in 37 games played (45.9%), including six times striking out multiple times (16.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 20 |
| 13 (76.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 12 (60.0%) |
| 5 (29.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (20.0%) |
| 7 (41.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 6 (30.0%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (5.0%) |
| 9 (52.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (20.0%) |
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