Josh Lester and the Baltimore Orioles take on starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs at 1:05 PM ET on Sunday, June 18 at Wrigley Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Lester
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -141 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Taillon (2-4) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his 12th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in six innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 6.70, a 2.59 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.510 in 11 games this season.
- The Cubs average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Cubs have the 13th-ranked ERA (4.17) in the majors this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.270 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
- With just 71 homers allowed, the Cubs rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Josh Lester Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/17/2023 | Justin Steele | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Lester Stats and Trends
- Lester has picked up a base knock in three of seven contests this year, with multiple hits on one occasion.
- He has not yet homered this season in seven games.
- In seven games this year, he hasn’t scored a run.
- In two of seven games this season, Lester has driven in at least one run. He drove in multiple runs both times.
- In six of seven games this season, he has struck out one or more times, and he has one game in which he fanned more than once.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | GP | 4 |
| 2 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 1 (25.0%) |
| 1 (33.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (25.0%) |
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