Will Benson’s Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres, who will be sending Michael Wacha to the mound, face off at Great American Ball Park on Saturday, July 1. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the San Diego Padres
- Wacha (7-2) will take the mound for the Padres, his 15th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, June 20, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the San Francisco Giants.
- The 32-year-old has pitched to a 2.90 ERA this season with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.6 walks per nine across 14 games.
- The Padres have a 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.83 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- Padres pitchers have a 1.246 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- The Padres have allowed 90 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 14th in MLB play.
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Will Benson Stats vs. the Padres
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30/2023 | Seth Lugo | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 8/24/2022 | Blake Snell | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Benson Stats and Trends
- Benson has collected a base hit 17 times this year in 34 games played (50.0%), including multiple knocks on five occasions (14.7%).
- In 8.8% of his games this season, he has homered (three of 34). He’s left the yard in 2.8% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- In 35.3% of his games this year (12 of 34), he has scored at least a run. In three of those games (8.8%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- In five of 34 games this season (14.7%), Benson has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has fanned 18 times this season in 34 tries (52.9%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 17.6% of games (six times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 18 |
| 7 (43.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (55.6%) |
| 1 (6.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (22.2%) |
| 4 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (44.4%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (11.1%) |
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