Jeimer Candelario Preview, Player Props: Cubs vs. White Sox
On Tuesday, Jeimer Candelario (batting .371 in his past 10 games) and the Chicago Cubs face the Chicago White Sox, whose starting pitcher will be Touki Toussaint. First pitch is at 8:05 PM ET.
In his previous game he had a hitless performance (0-for-3) against the Blue Jays.
Jeimer Candelario Game Info & Props vs. the White Sox
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
- Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
- White Sox Starter: Touki Toussaint
- TV Channel: MARQ
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -175)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +600)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +195)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +125)
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Jeimer Candelario At The Plate
- Candelario is batting .275 with 35 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 41 walks.
- Among qualifying hitters in MLB play, he ranks 36th in batting average, 29th in on-base percentage, and 23rd in slugging.
- Candelario has picked up a hit in 71 of 110 games this year, with multiple hits 29 times.
- Looking at the 110 games he has played this year, he's homered in 17 of them (15.5%), and in 3.7% of his trips to the plate.
- Candelario has an RBI in 35 of 110 games this season, with multiple RBI in 16 of them. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in five contests.
- In 44.5% of his games this year, he has scored at least once. And he's had 14 games with multiple runs (12.7%).
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Jeimer Candelario Home/Away Batting Splits
White Sox Pitching Rankings
- The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the White Sox pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
- The White Sox have a 4.60 team ERA that ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- White Sox pitchers combine to surrender 162 total home runs at a rate of 1.4 per game (fourth-most in baseball).
- Toussaint (1-5 with a 4.27 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the White Sox, his eighth of the season.
- The right-hander last appeared on Wednesday against the New York Yankees, when he went five innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 27-year-old has put together a 4.27 ERA and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .205 to opposing hitters.
