Paul DeJong and the St. Louis Cardinals will take the field at Busch Stadium on Saturday, July 29, where they will play the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Jameson Taillon. The game will begin at 7:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for DeJong
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -132 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +107 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Taillon (4-6) to the mound for his 18th start this 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 to a 5.75 ERA this season with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.6 walks per nine across 17 games.
- The Cubs average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- The Cubs have the 15th-ranked ERA (4.17) in the majors this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.271 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The Cubs have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 111, or 1.1 per game.
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Paul DeJong Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/28/2023 | Hayden Wesneski | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/27/2023 | Justin Steele | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/23/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/22/2023 | Michael Fulmer | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/20/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/25/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/24/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2023 | Justin Steele | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/9/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
DeJong Stats and Trends
- In 46 of 78 games this year (59.0%), DeJong has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two hits in 18 of those contests (23.1%).
- Out of the 78 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s gone yard in 13 contests (16.7%), leaving the ballpark in 4.3% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run 30 times this year in 78 games played (38.5%), including six games with more than one run (7.7%).
- In 25.6% of his contests this season (20 of 78), DeJong has tallied at least one RBI. In eight of those games (10.3%) he recorded two or more RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- He has gone down on strikes in 70.5% of his 78 games this season, while fanning more than once in 33.3% of those contests (26).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | GP | 45 |
| 20 (60.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 26 (57.8%) |
| 5 (15.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (28.9%) |
| 14 (42.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 16 (35.6%) |
| 5 (15.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 8 (17.8%) |
| 7 (21.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (28.9%) |
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