Busch Stadium is where Willson Contreras and the St. Louis Cardinals will take on starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, July 29 at 7:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Contreras
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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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 a 5.75 ERA, 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .273.
- The Cubs strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
- The Cubs have the 15th-ranked ERA (4.17) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.271 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- With just 111 homers allowed, the Cubs rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Willson Contreras 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 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/22/2023 | Michael Fulmer | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Justin Steele | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/20/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 6/25/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 4-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/24/2023 | Justin Steele | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 5/9/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/8/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Contreras Stats and Trends
- In 56.3% of his 87 games this season, Contreras has notched a base hit (49 times). He’s also collected 23 multi-hit games in 2023 (26.4%).
- He has homered in nine games this season, going deep in 3.1% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 30 of 87 games this season (34.5%), which includes two or more runs scored in seven of those contests (8.0%).
- In 27 of 87 games this year (31.0%), Contreras has picked up an RBI, and in eight of those games (9.2%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 56 times this season in 87 games played (64.4%), including 23 times punching out multiple times (26.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | GP | 46 |
| 24 (58.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (54.3%) |
| 11 (26.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (26.1%) |
| 14 (34.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 16 (34.8%) |
| 3 (7.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (13.0%) |
| 11 (26.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (34.8%) |
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