Lars Nootbaar and the St. Louis Cardinals will take the field at Busch Stadium on Friday, July 28, where they will match up with the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Drew Smyly. The game will start at 8:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Nootbaar
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -106 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -134 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Smyly (7-7) for his 20th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Saturday when he threw 3 2/3 innings out of the bullpen against the St. Louis Cardinals, giving up four earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 34-year-old’s 4.86 ERA ranks 54th, 1.379 WHIP ranks 50th, and 7.9 K/9 ranks 43rd among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Cubs average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- The Cubs have the 14th-ranked ERA (4.19) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.274 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- With just 109 homers allowed, the Cubs rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Lars Nootbaar Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/23/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/22/2023 | Michael Fulmer | 3-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Justin Steele | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/20/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 1 |
| 6/25/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/24/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/9/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/8/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/2 | 1 |
| 9/4/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Nootbaar Stats and Trends
- In 46 of 72 games this year (63.9%), Nootbaar has recorded a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 17 of those contests (23.6%).
- In 11.1% of his games this season, he has homered (eight of 72). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2.5% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run 36 times this season in 72 contests (50.0%), including scoring multiple runs in 12.5% of games (nine times).
- In 25 of 72 games this year (34.7%), Nootbaar has driven in a run, and in six of those games (8.3%) he knocked in multiple runs.
- In 62.5% of his 72 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (45 times). He’s also had 18 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (25.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | GP | 40 |
| 19 (59.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (67.5%) |
| 6 (18.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (27.5%) |
| 16 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (50.0%) |
| 3 (9.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (12.5%) |
| 10 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (37.5%) |
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