Will Benson Preview, Player Props: Reds vs. Blue Jays
On Friday, Will Benson (hitting .333 in his past 10 games) and the Cincinnati Reds play the Toronto Blue Jays, whose starting pitcher will be Jose Berrios. First pitch is at 6:40 PM ET.
He had a hitless showing in his previous game (0-for-3) against the Guardians.
Will Benson Game Info & Props vs. the Blue Jays
- Game Day: Friday, August 18, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Great American Ball Park
- Blue Jays Starter: José Berríos
- TV Channel: Apple TV+
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -105)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +600)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +275)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +165)
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Will Benson At The Plate
- Benson is batting .282 with 11 doubles, six triples, seven home runs and 32 walks.
- Benson has picked up a hit in 50.7% of his 69 games this year, with multiple hits in 17.4% of those games.
- In seven games this season, he has homered (10.1%, and 3.2% of his trips to the dish).
- In 18.8% of his games this year, Benson has picked up at least one RBI. In six of those games (8.7%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team's runs in one contest.
- He has scored in 27 games this year (39.1%), including multiple runs in five games.
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Will Benson Home/Away Batting Splits
Blue Jays Pitching Rankings
- The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks fourth in the league.
- The Blue Jays' 3.73 team ERA ranks first across all league pitching staffs.
- Blue Jays pitchers combine to rank 18th in baseball in home runs allowed (147 total, 1.2 per game).
- Berrios will look to claim his 10th win when he gets the start for the Blue Jays, his 25th of the season. He is 9-8 with a 3.53 ERA and 132 strikeouts through 140 1/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out was on Friday against the Chicago Cubs, when the righty threw 4 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing nine hits.
- This season, the 29-year-old ranks 23rd in ERA (3.53), 32nd in WHIP (1.219), and 35th in K/9 (8.5) among qualifying pitchers.
