TJ Friedl Preview, Player Props: Reds vs. Blue Jays
TJ Friedl -- 0-for-4 in his last game -- will be in action for the Cincinnati Reds against the Toronto Blue Jays, with Chris Bassitt on the hill, on August 19 at 6:40 PM ET.
In his last game he had a hitless showing (0-for-4) against the Blue Jays.
TJ Friedl Game Info & Props vs. the Blue Jays
- Game Day: Saturday, August 19, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Great American Ball Park
- Blue Jays Starter: Chris Bassitt
- TV Channel: BSOH
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +625)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +220)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
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TJ Friedl At The Plate
- Friedl is hitting .275 with 18 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 30 walks.
- Among qualifying batters in MLB play, his batting average ranks 35th, his on-base percentage ranks 49th, and he is 75th in the league in slugging.
- In 61 of 99 games this season (61.6%) Friedl has picked up a hit, and in 31 of those games he had more than one (31.3%).
- In 10 games this season, he has hit a home run (10.1%, and 2.5% of his trips to the dish).
- In 29.3% of his games this year, Friedl has driven in at least one run. In 10 of those games (10.1%) he recorded two or more RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team's runs in five contests.
- He has scored in 38 of 99 games this year, and more than once 10 times.
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Blue Jays Pitching Rankings
- The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks fourth in the league.
- The Blue Jays' 3.71 team ERA leads all MLB pitching staffs.
- Blue Jays pitchers combine to rank 17th in baseball in home runs given up (148 total, 1.2 per game).
- Bassitt makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 26th of the season. He is 11-6 with a 3.95 ERA and 137 strikeouts in 145 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last pitched on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when he threw six innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up four hits.
- The 34-year-old ranks 31st in ERA (3.95), 31st in WHIP (1.222), and 34th in K/9 (8.5) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.
