Christian Walker Preview, Player Props: Diamondbacks vs. Cubs

After batting .290 with two home runs, three walks and five RBI in his past 10 games, Christian Walker and the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Chicago Cubs (who will hand the ball to Javier Assad) at 7:40 PM ET on Thursday.

In his most recent game he had a one-hit performance (1-for-4) against the Rockies.

Christian Walker Game Info & Props vs. the Cubs

• Game Day: Thursday, September 7, 2023
• Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
• Stadium: Wrigley Field
• Cubs Starter: Javier Assad
• TV Channel: MLB Network
• Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -189)
• Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
• RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
• Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +130)

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Christian Walker At The Plate

• Walker has 137 hits, which leads Arizona hitters this season, while batting .273 with 65 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB, his batting average ranks 38th, his on-base percentage ranks 35th, and he is 12th in the league in slugging.
• Walker will look to extend his four-game hitting streak. He's batting .333 with one homer in his last outings.
• In 87 of 136 games this season (64.0%) Walker has had a hit, and in 38 of those games he had more than one (27.9%).
• He has hit a home run in 27 games this season (19.9%), leaving the park in 5.2% of his chances at the plate.
• Walker has driven in a run in 56 games this season (41.2%), including 20 games with more than one RBI (14.7%). He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in 10 contests.
• He has scored in 63 games this year (46.3%), including eight multi-run games (5.9%).

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Cubs Pitching Rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 20th in the league.
• The Cubs have a 4.13 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs give up the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (153 total, 1.1 per game).
• Assad (3-2) takes the mound for the Cubs in his eighth start of the season. He's put together a 2.69 ERA in 87 2/3 innings pitched, with 67 strikeouts.
• The righty last appeared on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he threw eight scoreless innings while giving up seven hits.
• The 26-year-old has a 2.69 ERA and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .224 to his opponents.