Austin Hedges’ Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Marcus Stroman to the hill, face off at Wrigley Field on Thursday, June 15. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Hedges
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -131 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -106 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +100 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Stroman (7-4) for his 15th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed six hits in 6 2/3 innings against the San Francisco Giants.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 32-year-old’s 2.42 ERA ranks sixth, 1.039 WHIP ranks 10th, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 46th.
- The Cubs have a 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.26 this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.281 WHIP this season.
- With just 70 homers allowed, the Cubs rank ninth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Austin Hedges Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/14/2023 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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
- This season, Hedges has tallied at least one hit in 19 of 39 games played (48.7%), with two multi-hit games.
- He has hit just one homer despite logging a trip the plate in 39 games this season.
- In eight of 39 games this season (20.5%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- In nine of 39 games this year (23.1%), Hedges has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- In 53.8% of his 39 games this season, he has struck out (21 times). He’s also had five games with multiple Ks in 2023 (12.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 20 |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (45.0%) |
| 1 (5.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (5.0%) |
| 4 (21.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (20.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (5.0%) |
| 2 (10.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (35.0%) |
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