DJ LeMahieu and the New York Yankees will take the field at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, July 8, where they will face off against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Drew Smyly. The game will start at 1:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for LeMahieu
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +108 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -107 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -133 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Smyly (7-5) to the mound for his 18th start this season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Monday, when he tossed 3 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 34-year-old ranks 44th in ERA (4.30), 45th in WHIP (1.300), and 48th in K/9 (7.6).
- The Cubs strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.04 this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.255 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- The Cubs have given up the first-fewest long balls so far this season with only 83 home runs allowed.
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DJ LeMahieu Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/12/2022 | Keegan Thompson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 6/10/2022 | Wade Miley | 1-for-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
LeMahieu Stats and Trends
- LeMahieu has collected a base hit 47 times this year in 74 games played (63.5%), including multiple knocks on 11 occasions (14.9%).
- He has hit a home run in 9.5% of his games this season (74 contests), going yard in 2.4% of his trips to the dish.
- In 32.4% of his games this season (24 of 74), he has scored at least a run. In four of those games (5.4%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- In 28.4% of his 74 games this season, LeMahieu has notched an RBI (21 times). Also, he’s notched six games with multiple RBI in 2023 (8.1%).
- He has been set down on strikes in 66.2% of his 74 games this year, while fanning more than once in 24.3% of those contests (18).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | GP | 35 |
| 27 (69.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 20 (57.1%) |
| 7 (17.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (11.4%) |
| 11 (28.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (37.1%) |
| 5 (12.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.7%) |
| 13 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (22.9%) |
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