Joshua Palacios and the Pittsburgh Pirates take on starter Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs at 12:35 PM ET on Wednesday, June 21 at PNC Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Palacios
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -135 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Hendricks (2-2) will take the mound for the Cubs, his sixth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed five hits in five innings pitched against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
- The 33-year-old has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 3.18, a 2.67 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.059.
- The Cubs have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.08 this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined 1.268 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
- With just 72 homers allowed, the Cubs rank second in the league at preventing long balls.
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Joshua Palacios Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/20/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2023 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/15/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/14/2023 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/13/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2022 | Keegan Thompson | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Palacios Stats and Trends
- Palacios has recorded a hit in 11 out of 23 games this season (47.8%), with more than one hit in three of those games (13.0%).
- He has hit just one homer despite logging a trip the plate in 23 games this season.
- He has scored a run four times this year in 23 games played (17.4%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Palacios has driven in at least one run in four of 23 games played this season (17.4%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- In seven of 23 games this season (30.4%), he has struck out one or more times, including two games with multiple Ks.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | GP | 11 |
| 7 (58.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (36.4%) |
| 2 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (9.1%) |
| 2 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (18.2%) |
| 1 (8.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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