Javier Baez’s Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who will be sending Rich Hill to the mound, match up at Comerica Park on Wednesday, May 17. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Báez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Hill (3-3) will take to the mound for the Pirates and make his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in 3 2/3 innings pitched against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, May 10.
- The 43-year-old has pitched to a 4.57 ERA this season with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across eight games.
- The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.78 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.350 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- With just 38 homers allowed, the Pirates rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Javier Báez Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2023 | Luis Ortiz | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Báez Stats and Trends
- In 68.4% of his 38 games this season, Baez has notched a base hit (26 times). He’s also registered nine multi-hit games in 2023 (23.7%).
- Out of the 38 games he has appeared in this season, he’s gone yard in three contests (7.9%), taking the pitcher deep in 1.9% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 14 of 38 games played this season (36.8%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Baez has driven in at least one run 14 times this year in 38 games played (36.8%), including five games with more than one RBI (13.2%).
- He has fanned 18 times this season in 38 games played (47.4%), including six times striking out multiple times (15.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 20 |
| 14 (77.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 12 (60.0%) |
| 5 (27.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (20.0%) |
| 8 (44.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 6 (30.0%) |
| 2 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (5.0%) |
| 10 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (20.0%) |
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