At 7:05 PM ET on Monday, June 19, Rodolfo Castro and the Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Drew Smyly at PNC Park, airing on SNPT.
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Player Prop Odds for Castro
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -128 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -134 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Smyly (6-4) to the mound for his 15th start this season.
- The left-hander gave up five earned runs in six innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The 34-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (3.82), 33rd in WHIP (1.185), and 52nd in K/9 (7.5) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Cubs average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.20 this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.277 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Cubs have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 72 home runs allowed.
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Rodolfo Castro Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/15/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/14/2023 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/13/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/25/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Wade Miley | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | Javier Assad | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/22/2022 | Hayden Wesneski | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/18/2022 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/17/2022 | Keegan Thompson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/16/2022 | Wade Miley | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Castro Stats and Trends
- Castro has tallied a hit 29 times this season in 56 games played (51.8%), with 12 multi-hit efforts (21.4%).
- He has homered in 10.7% of his games in 2023 (six of 56), which amounts to 3.3% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run 12 times this season in 56 contests (21.4%), including scoring multiple runs in 8.9% of games (five times).
- Castro has tallied at least one RBI in 11 of 56 games this year (19.6%). He has collected two or more RBI in seven of them (12.5%).
- He has been set down on strikes in 31 of 56 games this season, including multiple Ks in nine of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | GP | 29 |
| 14 (51.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 15 (51.7%) |
| 6 (22.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (20.7%) |
| 6 (22.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 6 (20.7%) |
| 3 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (10.3%) |
| 5 (18.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (20.7%) |
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