The upcoming game between Anthony Volpe’s New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs (with Drew Smyly getting the start) is scheduled for Saturday, July 8 at 1:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Volpe
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -134 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Smyly (7-5) for his 18th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Monday, when he threw 3 2/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up three earned runs while allowing four hits.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 4.30 ERA ranks 44th, 1.300 WHIP ranks 45th, and 7.6 K/9 ranks 48th.
- The Cubs strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.04 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.255 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- The Cubs have allowed the fewest home runs this season at just 83, or one per game.
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Anthony Volpe Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/7/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Volpe Stats and Trends
- Volpe has collected a hit in 48 of 86 games this season (55.8%), with more than one hit in 16 of them (18.6%).
- He has gone yard in 14.0% of his games in 2023 (12 of 86), which amounts to 3.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 30 times this year in 86 contests (34.9%), including scoring multiple runs in 7.0% of games (six times).
- Volpe has notched at least one RBI in 20 out of 86 games this year (23.3%). He has collected two or more RBI in seven of those games (8.1%).
- In 77.9% of his contests this season (67 of 86), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 23 of those games (26.7%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | GP | 38 |
| 25 (52.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (60.5%) |
| 6 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (26.3%) |
| 19 (39.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (28.9%) |
| 9 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (7.9%) |
| 12 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (21.1%) |
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