Matt Vierling: MLB Player Prop Bets for Tigers Vs Pirates – May 17, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 16, 2023

The upcoming game between Matt Vierling’s Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates (with Rich Hill drawing the start) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 17 at 1:10 PM ET.

Looking to bet on Vierling ahead of his matchup on Wednesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Vierling

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +106
Runs 0.5 -117
RBI 0.5 -114
Strikeouts 0.5 -147

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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates

  • The Pirates will send Hill (3-3) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
  • The left-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, May 10, when he threw 3 2/3 innings against the Colorado Rockies, giving up one earned run while allowing four hits.
  • The 43-year-old has pitched in eight games this season with a 4.57 ERA, 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .286.
  • The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
  • The Pirates have pitched to a 3.78 this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
  • The Pirates rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.350 WHIP this season.
  • The Pirates have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 38, or 0.9 per game.

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Matt Vierling Stats vs. the Pirates

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/28/2022 Roansy Contreras 2-for-2 0 0 0 0 0/1 0
8/26/2022 Bryse Wilson 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
7/31/2022 JT Brubaker 2-for-4 0 0 1 0 0/0 0
7/30/2022 Mitch Keller 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
7/29/2022 José Quintana 2-for-5 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
7/28/2022 Zach Thompson 2-for-4 0 0 0 2 1/0 0
9/26/2021 Max Kranick 0-for-2 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
9/25/2021 Wil Crowe 2-for-3 1 1 1 1 1/1 0
9/24/2021 Sam Howard 1-for-3 1 0 0 1 2/0 0
9/23/2021 Connor Overton 0-for-1 0 0 0 1 1/1 0

Vierling Stats and Trends

  • In 48.6% of his games this year (17-of-35), Vierling has recorded a hit. In six of those games (17.1%), he’s recorded at least two hits.
  • Despite registering a plate appearance in 35 games this season, he has swatted two round-trippers.
  • In eight of 35 games this season (22.9%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
  • Vierling has driven in a run in five of 35 games this year, including multiple RBI in three of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
  • He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 22 of 35 games this year (62.9%), while fanning multiple times in seven of them (20.0%).
Home Away
16 GP 19
8 (50.0%) Games w/1+ Hit 9 (47.4%)
2 (12.5%) Games w/2+ Hits 4 (21.1%)
5 (31.3%) Games w/1+ Run 3 (15.8%)
1 (6.3%) Games w/1+ HR 1 (5.3%)
3 (18.8%) Games w/1+ RBI 2 (10.5%)

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