Nico Hoerner Preview, Player Props: Cubs vs. Reds
On Saturday, Nico Hoerner (.316 slugging percentage in past 10 games, with zero homers) and the Chicago Cubs face the Cincinnati Reds, whose starting pitcher will be Andrew Abbott. First pitch is at 6:40 PM ET.
He had a hitless performance in his previous game (0-for-2) against the Reds.
Nico Hoerner Game Info & Props vs. the Reds
- Game Day: Saturday, September 2, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Great American Ball Park
- Reds Starter: Andrew Abbott
- TV Channel: BSOH
- Hits Prop: Over/under 1.5 hits (Over odds: +170)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +600)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +225)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
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Nico Hoerner At The Plate
- Hoerner leads Chicago with a slugging percentage of .394, fueled by 37 extra-base hits.
- Among the qualified batters in MLB action, he ranks 23rd in batting average, 42nd in on-base percentage, and 111th in slugging.
- In 72.8% of his games this year (91 of 125), Hoerner has picked up at least one hit, and in 42 of those games (33.6%) he recorded more than one.
- He has gone deep in 7.2% of his games in 2023 (nine of 125), and 1.6% of his trips to the dish.
- Hoerner has had at least one RBI in 30.4% of his games this year (38 of 125), with more than one RBI 16 times (12.8%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team's runs in five contests.
- He has scored in 59 games this season (47.2%), including 16 multi-run games (12.8%).
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Reds Pitching Rankings
- The Reds pitching staff is 19th in the league with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Reds have the 24th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.69).
- Reds pitchers combine to allow the third-most home runs in baseball (188 total, 1.4 per game).
- Abbott (8-4) takes the mound for the Reds in his 17th start of the season. He has a 3.35 ERA in 88 2/3 innings pitched, with 99 strikeouts.
- In his most recent appearance on Tuesday, the lefty went 3 1/3 innings against the San Francisco Giants, giving up three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- In 16 games this season, the 24-year-old has put up a 3.35 ERA and 10 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .227 to his opponents.
