At 8:05 PM ET on Wednesday, June 14, Austin Hedges and the Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Drew Smyly at Wrigley Field, airing on MARQ.
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Player Prop Odds for Hedges
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -130 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -106 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +100 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Smyly (5-4) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his 14th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up two earned runs in six innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 34-year-old’s 3.52 ERA ranks 30th, 1.144 WHIP ranks 30th, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 46th.
- The Cubs strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.24 this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.276 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Cubs have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 67 home runs allowed.
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Austin Hedges Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/13/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2021 | Adbert Alzolay | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Hedges Stats and Trends
- Hedges has picked up a hit in 18 of 38 games this year (47.4%), with multiple base hits in two of them.
- He has not yet homered this season in 38 games.
- He has scored at least a run in seven of 38 games played this season (18.4%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In eight of 38 games this year (21.1%), Hedges has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has been set down on strikes in 52.6% of his 38 games this year, while fanning more than once in 13.2% of them (five).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 19 |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (42.1%) |
| 1 (5.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (5.3%) |
| 4 (21.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (15.8%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 (10.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (31.6%) |
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