Lars Nootbaar’s St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Jameson Taillon to the mound, match up at Busch Stadium on Saturday, July 29. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Nootbaar
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -152 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -141 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Taillon (4-6) for his 18th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed seven hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in 17 games this season with an ERA of 5.75, a 3.04 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.398.
- The Cubs strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.17 this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
- The Cubs rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.271 WHIP this season.
- With just 111 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/28/2023 | Hayden Wesneski | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Nootbaar Stats and Trends
- Nootbaar has reached base with a base hit 47 times this season in 73 games played (64.4%), including multiple knocks in 24.7% of them (18 times).
- In nine of 73 games this season, he has gone yard (12.3%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3.1% of his trips to the dish.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 37 of 73 games this season (50.7%), which includes two or more runs scored in 10 of those contests (13.7%).
- Nootbaar has picked up at least one RBI in 26 of 73 games this year (35.6%). He has collected more than one RBI in seven of those games (9.6%).
- He has gone down on strikes in 45 of 73 games this year, including multiple Ks in 18 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | GP | 40 |
| 20 (60.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (67.5%) |
| 7 (21.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (27.5%) |
| 17 (51.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (50.0%) |
| 4 (12.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (12.5%) |
| 11 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (37.5%) |
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