Kevin Newman and the Cincinnati Reds meet starter Justin Steele and the Chicago Cubs at 2:20 PM ET on Friday, May 26 at Wrigley Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Newman
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Steele (6-1) will take the mound for the Cubs, his 11th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw six scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies while allowing four hits.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 27-year-old ranks sixth in ERA (2.20), 10th in WHIP (1.011), and 51st in K/9 (7.8).
- The Cubs strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
- The Cubs have the 15th-ranked ERA (4.19) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.238 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
- The Cubs have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 48, or one per game.
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Kevin Newman Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4/2023 | Adbert Alzolay | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Wade Miley | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | Javier Assad | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 9/22/2022 | Hayden Wesneski | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | Keegan Thompson | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/24/2022 | Justin Steele | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/23/2022 | Kyle Hendricks | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/22/2022 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 4/21/2022 | Mark Leiter Jr. | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Newman Stats and Trends
- Newman has picked up a hit in 65.6% of his 32 games this season, with multiple base hits in 18.8% of those contests (six).
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 32 games this season, he has swatted two homers.
- In 10 of 32 games this season (31.3%), he has scored at least one run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- In eight of 32 games this year (25.0%), Newman has driven in a run, and in six of those games (18.8%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has been set down on strikes 13 times this year in 32 games played (40.6%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 13 |
| 14 (73.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (53.8%) |
| 4 (21.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (15.4%) |
| 7 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (23.1%) |
| 2 (10.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 7 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (7.7%) |
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