Brandon Marsh’s Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Jameson Taillon to the mound, square off at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, May 20. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Marsh
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Taillon (0-2) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Houston Astros.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in six games this season with a 6.66 ERA, 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .297.
- The Cubs have a 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
- The Cubs have the 13th-ranked ERA (4.10) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.216 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
- The Cubs have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 42 home runs allowed.
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Brandon Marsh Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/19/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/29/2022 | Javier Assad | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/28/2022 | Hayden Wesneski | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/27/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Marsh Stats and Trends
- In 59.5% of his games this year (25-of-42), Marsh has posted a hit. In six of those games (14.3%), he’s recorded more than one hit.
- He has hit a home run in 9.5% of his games in 2023 (four of 42), which amounts to 2.7% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run in 16 of 42 games this year, including multiple runs scored in three of them.
- In 12 of 42 games this year (28.6%), Marsh has driven in a run, and in three of those games (7.1%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 71.4% of his 42 games this season, he has struck out (30 times). He’s also had nine games with multiple Ks in 2023 (21.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 23 |
| 12 (63.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (56.5%) |
| 1 (5.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (21.7%) |
| 8 (42.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (34.8%) |
| 2 (10.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (8.7%) |
| 6 (31.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (26.1%) |
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